Vinyl pressings
by Rufus Thomas · 1969
Do The Funky Chicken was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
p(stamped/inverted) ST-0275 M/P.R.(scribed)Side A Runout
p(stamped/inverted) ST-0276 M/P.R.(scribed)Side B Runout
ST-0275Side A Label
ST-0276Side B Label
ST-0275Side A Label
ST-0276Side B Label
ST-0276 M I.P.RRunout, side A, etched
ST-0275 M I.P.R.Runout, side B, etched
ST-0275-PLSide A Label
ST-0276-PLSide B Label
ST-0275-SPSide A Label
ST-0276-SPSide B Label
ST-0275 MIPR(Side A, Etched)
ST-0276 MIPR(Side B, Etched)
ST-0275-PLLabel side A
ST-0276-PLLabel side B
ST-0275 M IPR LW SRCEtched Both Sides
ST-0275-PLSide A Label
ST-0275-PLSide B Label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Stax KK-3558First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Stax STA. 0059XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Denmark | Stax STAX 144First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Greece | Stax 45-M 19First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Turkey | Stateside TSS 4051First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0059First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0059First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Stax KK-3558First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Stax 1 C 006-91 1827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Stax 1 C 006-91 1827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | India | Dot Records 45-1197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Stax 45X-023 / Stax 45 X-0237", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Stax STA 00597", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | South Africa | Stax SL-627", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Spain | Stax SN 203547", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Sweden | Stax STA-00597", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | UK | Stax STAX 1447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Stax STAX 1447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Stax STAX 1447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Stax STAX 1447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Stax STAX- 8147", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Stax STAX-1690597", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Stateside CSS 113007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Nigeria | Stax STA - 00597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
34 vinyl pressings of Do The Funky Chicken are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1969 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, New Zealand, Norway, Australia and more. One of them is Stax STA-0059, released November 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STA-0059, KK-3558, STAX 144, STA. 0059X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p(stamped/inverted) ST-0275 M/P.R.(scribed) and p(stamped/inverted) ST-0276 M/P.R.(scribed). Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
