Vinyl pressings
by Stanley Clarke/George Duke · 1983
The Clarke / Duke Project II was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 9 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.
0 G1 AL A̶L̶ 38934 G1A Chet B7A side runout
0 G1 PBL-38934-1C ❀、A18 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.B side runout
AL 38934A side label
BL 38934B side label
P O PAL-38934-1B ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side A runout variant 1
P PBL-38934-1B ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side B runout variant 1
PAL-38934-1A ❀ I MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 0 PSide A runout variant 2
PBL-38934-1B ❀ I MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. 0 PSide B runout variant 2
PAL-38934-1E ❀ A5 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. oG1A side runout
PBL-38934-1C ❀ C6 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. o G1B side runout
AL 38934A side label
BL 38934B side label
EPC 25685 A1A side runout, etched
EPC 25685 B1B side runout, etched
EPC 25685 A*Label side A
EPC 25685 B*Label side B
AL-38934 1A2HZ DM-2Side A runout
BL-38934 1A2HZ DM-1Side B runout
AL 38934Side A label
BL 38934Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4409First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic EPC 25688 / Epic EPC25688First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25･3P-479First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25-3P-479First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2932First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPC 25688First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25685First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Epic FE 38934First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of The Clarke / Duke Project II are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Epic FE 38934, released November 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 38934, EPC 25685, ELPS 4409, EPC 25688) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 G1 AL A̶L̶ 38934 G1A Chet B7 and 0 G1 PBL-38934-1C ❀、A18 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.. 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.
