Netherlands
1983- Label and catalog number
- High Fashion Music MS 95Dureco Benelux MS 95
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
MS 95 ASide 1 label
MS 95 BSide 2 label
Vinyl pressings
by The Broads · 1983
Sing Sing Sing 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.
12 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 6 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.
MS 95 ASide 1 label
MS 95 BSide 2 label
4816 A 32K1Runout side A stamped
4816 B 32K1Runout side B stamped
48.16 ALabel side A
48.16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Attic AT 300First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Attic ATT 1230First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | France | RKM 762.662First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | France | RKM 761.662First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Hansa International 105 879 / Hansa International 105 879-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music MS 95 / Dureco Benelux MS 95First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music 4816 / Dureco Benelux 4816First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Portugal | RT Internacional RTI 14-13First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Proto ENA(T) 112 / Proto ENAT 112First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Proto ENAT112First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1983 | UK | Proto ENA 112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Hansa 601 024First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Sing Sing Sing are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Netherlands, UK, Germany, Canada and more. One of them is High Fashion Music MS 95.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 95, 4816, ENA(T) 112, ENAT112) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS 95 A and MS 95 B. 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.