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.
12 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
ST-C-712335-AAA-1 AT/GP PR DRunout side A etched, variant 1
ST-C-712336 AAA-1 AT/GP PR DRunout side B etched, variant 1
ST-C-712335-AAA-11 11 AT/GP PRRunout side A etched, variant 2
ST-C-712335-AAA-1 AT/GP PRRunout side B etched, variant 2
ST-C-712335 A AT/GP PRSide A Runout
ST-C-712336 A AT/GP PRSide B Runout
ST-C-712335 PRSide A Label
ST-C-712336 PRSide B Label
ST-C-712335 AA At/ GP (etched) MR (stamped) ∆16420 (etched) PR (inverted, etched)Side A Runout Etching
ST-C-712336 AA At/ GP (etched) MR (stamped) ∆16420-X (etched) PR (inverted, etched)Side B Runout Etching
ST-C-712335 MOSide A Label
ST-C-712336 MOSide B Label
ST-C-712335 A AT/GP PRRunout A etched
ST-C-712336 A AT/GP PRRunout B etched
ST-C-712335 PRMatrix A on label
ST-C-712336 PRMatrix B on label
ST-C-712335 AA AT/GP (MR) Δ16420 PRRunout, side A, etched, except (MR) stamp
ST-C-712336 AA AT/GP (MR) Δ16420-X PRRunout, side B, etched except (MR) stamp
ST-C-712335-MOLabel A
ST-C-712336-MOLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Alston Records SD 33-379First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 304 / Alston Records SD 33-379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Philippines | ATCO Records SD 33-379First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1971 | Philippines | Alston Records SD 33-379First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records SD 33-379First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records SD 33-379First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records 77-001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records SD 33-379First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records SD 33-379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records SD 33-379First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records 33-379First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records SD 33-379First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 40304LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Alston Records 77-001LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Germany | Strut STRUT184LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Alston Records GVPLP02A / Alston Records GVPLP.02ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Alston Records SD 33-379LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Alston Records SD 33-379LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Alston Records SD 33-379LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| ? | US | Funky Beat Productions FBP-002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Alston Records SD 33-379LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Alston Records SD 33-379LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Alston Records SD 33-379LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
23 vinyl pressings of Funky Nassau are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, Germany, Philippines. One of them is Alston Records SD 33-379.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-379, 77-001, 33-379, ATL 40 304) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-712335-AAA-1 AT/GP PR D and ST-C-712336 AAA-1 AT/GP PR D. 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.
