Vinyl pressings
by Run-DMC · 1983
It's Like That was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 3 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.
PRO-7019-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :-) ANgIE ✩PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,✩N.J.A runout
PRO-7019-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :-) ✩PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,✩N.J.B runout
MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :-) Angie "IT'S TORRID AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS" A-1 <--> PRO-7019-ASide A, runout
MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :-) A-1 <->PRO-7019-B N.J.Side B, runout
PRO-7019ASide A, label
PRO-7019BSide B, label
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ★PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS ★ N.J.Runout Stamp Each Side
PRO-7019-A HERbIE JR. :^) ANgiEA-Side Runout Stamp
PRO-7019-B HERbIE JR. :^)B-Side Runout Stamp
S 105 786 ALabel side A
S 105 786 BLabel side B
600 982 A-2/83 S IRunout side A
600 982 B-2/83 S IRunout side B
S 600 982 ALabel side A
S 600 982 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | Ariola 105 786 / Ariola 105 786-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Ariola 600 982First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Ariola 105 786First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Profile Records PRO-7019-DJFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Profile Records PRO 5019 DJFirst year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Profile Records PRO-7019First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Profile Records PRO-7019First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Profile Records PRO-7019-012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Get On Down GET56037-7 / Profile Records 888751041377", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Profile Records PRO-701912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of It's Like That are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1983 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Europe, Germany. One of them is Profile Records PRO-7019, released March 12, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRO-7019, PRO-7019-DJ, PRO 5019 DJ, 105 786) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRO-7019-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :-) ANgIE ✩PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,✩N.J. and PRO-7019-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :-) ✩PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,✩N.J.. 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.
