Vinyl pressings
by The Counts · 1974
Funk Pump was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 3 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.
4504AA2006S [MR logo] △19623 Sound Pit Milan MONSide A runout
4505AA2006S [MR logo] △19623-X Sound Pit (1) Milan MONSide B runout
4504 AA 2006 SSide A label matrix
4505 AA 2006 SSide B label matrix
4504 AA 2006S CJ Sound Pit MulanNASide A runout etched
4505 AA 2006S Sound Pit Mulan NASide B runout etched
4504Side A label
4505Side B label
AA-2006-ASide A label matrix
AA-2006-BSide B label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | North America (inc Mexico) | Aware aa2006First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Philippines | GRC GRC-5003-9 / Aware GRC-5003-9 (AA-2006)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Aware AA 2006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Aware AADJ 2006First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Australia | GRC 2907 807LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | GRC YX-7032-GCLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | GRC YX-7032-GCLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Aware AA 2006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Aware AA2006 / Aware AA 2006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Aware AA 2006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Aware AA 2006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Funk Pump are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, North America (inc Mexico), Philippines. One of them is Aware AA 2006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AA 2006, AADJ 2006, aa2006, GRC-5003-9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4504AA2006S [MR logo] △19623 Sound Pit Milan MON and 4505AA2006S [MR logo] △19623-X Sound Pit (1) Milan MON. 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.
