Vinyl pressings
by Secret Weapon · 1981
Must Be The Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 4 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.
PRLD-614-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) FKA-Side Runout Etching
PRLD-614-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) FKB-Side Runout Etching
PRL D 614-ASA-Side Label
PRL D 614-BSB-Side Label
PRLD-614-A Herbie :-) FKSide A Etchings
PRLD-614-B Herbie :-) FKSide B Etchings
PRL D 614 ASSide A Label
PRL D 614 BSSide B Label
PRLD-614 A-1B TISide 1 Run-out
PRLD-614 B-1A TISide 2 Run-out
PRLD 614 ASSide 1 Label
PRLD 614 BSSide 2 Label
T PRL-8036-A-T1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE :v) FK TIIIA-Side Runout Etching
TI PRL-8036-B-T1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE :v) FKB-Side Runout Etching
PRL 8036 ASA-Side Label
PRL 8036 BSB-Side Label
PRLD-535-ASide A Etchings
PRLD-535-BSide B Etchings
PRL D 535-ASSide A Label
PRL D 535-BSSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | EMI 2C 052-52895 ZFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 12-3043First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Portugal | Belter 1-20.006First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 614First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 535First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8036First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 614First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 614First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8036First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8036First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1982 | Spain | Prelude Records 1-20.00612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | France | Prelude Records KAR 20612" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 61412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of Must Be The Music are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1981 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, France, Netherlands, Portugal. One of them is Prelude Records PRL D 614.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL D 614, PRL 8036, PRL D 535, 2C 052-52895 Z) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRLD-614-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) FK and PRLD-614-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) FK. 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.
