US
October 8, 1998- Label and catalog number
- SFP Records SFP 9620
- Format
- 12", White Label
- Runout / matrix
SFP-9620-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 24828 &Runout Etchings Side A
SFP-9620-B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 24828 &Runout Etchings Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Shampale Cartier · 1998
I Got A Man (Part 1 of 2) 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.
8 pressings came out in 1998, 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.
SFP-9620-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 24828 &Runout Etchings Side A
SFP-9620-B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 24828 &Runout Etchings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | France | Independance Records 7243 8 95230 6 5First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 155 (M)First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Paral.lel Records PARA 1TFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1998 | UK | Paral.lel Records PARA 1TXFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1998 | UK | Paral.lel Records PARA 1TXFirst year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1998 | US | SFP Records SFP 9621First year12" | 12" |
| 1998 | US | SFP Records SFP 9620First year12" | 12" |
| 1998 | US | SFP Records SFP 9620First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1999 | US | SFP Records SFP 963712" | 12" |
| 1999 | US | SFP Records SFP 963712", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of I Got A Man (Part 1 of 2) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1998 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in US, UK, France, Spain. One of them is SFP Records SFP 9620, released October 8, 1998.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SFP 9620, SFP 9621, PARA 1T, PARA 1TX) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SFP-9620-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 24828 & and SFP-9620-B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 24828 &. 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.