Vinyl pressings
by The Beginning Of The End · 1971
Funky Nassau was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 15 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.
AL-21130-1 [looks like "MR"] ALSTON 4595Runout side A
AL-21131-1 [looks like "MR"] ALSTON 4595Runout side B
4595-ALabel side A
4595-BLabel side B
AL-21130-1 [(MR) logo stamp] 2 4 71 Δ83982 AT WDKA Runout
AL-21131-1 [(MR) logo stamp] 2- 471 Δ83982-X AT DKB Runout
AL-21130-MOA Label
AL-21131-MOB Label
AL-21130-1 AT DK W[Variant 1] Side A Runout:
AL-21131-1 AT DK W[Variant 1]Side B Runout:
AL-21130 SPA Side
AL-21131 SPB Side
AL-21130-PLSide A Print
AL-21131-PLSide B Print
AL-21130-1 2-4-71 AT DK wSide A etched
AL-21131-1 2-4-71 AT DK wSide B etched
AL-21130-1 2-4-71 [SRC logo] AT DK WEtched in runout, Side A
AL-21131-1 2-4-71 AT DK W [SRC logo]Etched in runout, Side B
AL-21130 SPPrinted on label, Side A
AL-21131 SPPrinted on label, Side B
AL-21130-1 2-4-71 SRC AT w DKA-Side Runout Etching
AL-21131-1 2-4-71 SRC AT DK wB-Side Runout Etching
AL-21130 SPA-side label
AL-21131 SPB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Bahamas, The | V.P.M. 4621First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Bahamas, The | Alston Records 4595First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Canada | ATCO Records A-4595First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 021 / Atlantic 10.021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic 10.021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Greece | Atlantic 2091 097First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Greece | Atlantic 2091 097First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Atlantic 4595First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Atlantic 4595First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-1059AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Kenya | Atlantic ATK 643First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Mexico | Fermata C-70-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Atlantic 2091 097First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Atlantic 2091 097First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Nigeria | Atlantic 2091-097First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Atlantic K 10021 (T)12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Atlantic SAM-20612", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | Atlantic SAM-20612", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1988 | Germany | Atlantic 784 947-77", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Atlantic PRCL(TROY) / Atlantic 783434F-H12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label 100217" | 7" |
| ? | Bahamas, The | V.P.M. 46217", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Atlantic 10 021 / Atlantic 100217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Japan | Alston Records AL 304912", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Panama | Discos Istmeños 1477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | Atlantic 20910977", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 100217", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 100217", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 100217", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 100217", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 100217", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Alston Records R7 7416707", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Velvet 60277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
52 vinyl pressings of Funky Nassau are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1971 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Bahamas, The and more. One of them is Alston Records 4595.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4595, A-4595, 45-4595, 2091 097) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-21130-1 [looks like "MR"] ALSTON 4595 and AL-21131-1 [looks like "MR"] ALSTON 4595. 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.
