UK
1998- Label and catalog number
- Not On Label MAMBO # 98
- Format
- 12"

Vinyl pressings
by Shaft · 1998
(Mucho Mambo) Sway was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1998, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | UK | Not On Label MAMBO # 98First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | Europe | Wonderboy MAMBO 0312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | Italy | Many Records MN 0581212" | 12" |
| 1999 | Italy | Many Records MN 0561212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Universal Records UNIDJ 014 / Universal Records 156 633-112" | 12" |
| 1999 | UK | Wonderboy WBDJX 01512", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | US | Jellybean Recordings JEL 257012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | US | Jellybean Recordings JEL000212", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | US | Jellybean Recordings JEL000212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, White Label |
| 1999 | US | Jellybean Recordings JEL000212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1999 | UK | Wonderboy WBOY 01512", Single | 12", Single |
| 1999 | UK | Not On Label12" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Unknown | Universal Records UNI 01412" | 12" |
| 2000 | Spain | House Tempo HT 5023MX12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Universal Records unidj 1112", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| ? | UK | Wonderboy WBDJ 01512", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of (Mucho Mambo) Sway are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1998 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in UK. One of them is Not On Label MAMBO # 98.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAMBO # 98) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.