Vinyl pressings
by Sister Sledge · 1982
My Guy was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 13 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.
ST-CO-40813-1 1-2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE :v) SRCA-Side Runout Etching
ST-CO-40818-1 1-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE :v) SRCB-Side Runout Etching
ST-CO-40813-SPA side label
ST-CO-40818-SPB side label
STRAWBERRY (G) R/S Alsdorf 11710 A2Runout side A, stamped
STRAWBERRY (G) R/S Alsdorf 11710 B2Runout side B, stamped
COT 11710-ALabel side A
COT 11710-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Cotillion 45 47000First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Cotillion COT 47000First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Cotillion COT 47000First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Cotillion COT 47000First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Guatemala | Cotillion 47000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Jamaica | Cotillion 47000First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Japan | Cotillion P-1609First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | Cotillion P-1609First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Cotillion 11 709 / Atlantic COT 11709First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Cotillion 47000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Cotillion 47000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Cotillion 47000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Peru | Cotillion F-COT 0040813.2First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Portugal | Atlantic ATL 11 710First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Spain | Cotillion 45-2202 / Hispavox 45-2202 (SN)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of My Guy are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Cotillion 47000, released January 4, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47000, K11710, COT 11 710, 45 47000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-CO-40813-1 1-2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE :v) SRC and ST-CO-40818-1 1-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE :v) SRC. 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.
