Vinyl pressings
by Salt 'N' Pepa · 1988
A Salt With A Deadly Pepa was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 11 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.
SP-AL B-32147 21676 PL-1011-A F/w HERBIE Jr :-)A side hand etched
SP-AR 216-76-X B-32148 1 PL-1011-B F/w HERBIE Jr :-)B side hand etched
SP AR 21676 B-32147 (SRC LOGO) PL-1011-A 1 F/W HERBIE JR :) 1-3Variant #2 Side A etched
SP AR 21676-X B-32148 (SRC LOGO) PL-1011-B 1 F/W HERBIE JR :) 1-4Variant #2 Side B etched
[SRC logo] PL-1011-A 2 F/W HERBIE Jr :-) 1-1Runout side A, etched
[SRC logo] PL-1011-B 2 F/W HERBIE Jr :-) 1-3Runout side B, etched
FFR LP 3 A-1-2 MTSide A runout, etched Variant 1
FFRLP 3 B-4-1-1Side B runout, etched Variant 1
FFR LP 3 A-1-1-2 MTSide A runout, etched Variant 2
FF RLP 3 B(crossed out box)-4U -1- 1Side B runout, etched Variant 2
FFR LP-3 A-2-1-1Side A runout
FFR LP3 B-2-1-1Side B runout
828 102-1.1A-side label
828 102-1.2B-side label
828 102 1Y 1 670 07 1 1 1 0Side A runout, variant 1
828 102 2Y 1 670 07 1 1 9Side B runout, variant 1
828 102 1 1Y 1 670 07 112 3Side A runout, variant 2
828 102 1 2Y 1 670 07 11 4Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australasia | London Records 828 102-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Barbados | Next Plateau Records Inc. PACLZ 4154First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Canada | London Records 828 102-1 / Next Plateau Records Inc. 828 102-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | London Records 828102-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | London Records L28P 1271First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Dureco 115048.1 / High Fashion Music 115048.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Dureco 115048.1 / High Fashion Music 115048.1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Dureco 115048.1 / High Fashion Music 115048.1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | FFRR 828 102-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. PL-1011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. PL-1011First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. PL1011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Zimbabwe | London Records 828 102-1 / London Records 828-102-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | FFRR FFRLP 3 / London Records FFRLP 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | FFRR 828 102-1 / FFRR FFRLP 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ecuador | London Records LP-23004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of A Salt With A Deadly Pepa are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1988 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Europe, Australasia and more. One of them is Next Plateau Records Inc. PL-1011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL-1011, PL1011, FFRLP 3, 828 102-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-AL B-32147 21676 PL-1011-A F/w HERBIE Jr :-) and SP-AR 216-76-X B-32148 1 PL-1011-B F/w HERBIE Jr :-). 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.
