Vinyl pressings
by The Fatback Band · 1980
Hot Box was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SP-1-6726-AS-PRC-C1-1Runout Etching Side A, variant 1
SP-1-6726-BS-PRC-C1-1-1Runout Etching Side B, variant 1
SP-1-6726-AS-PRC-C l-l-ll ✩ STERLINGRunout Etching Side A [STERLING is stamped], variant 2
SP-1-6726-BS-PRC-C l-l-l STERLINGRunout Etching Side B [STERLING is stamped], variant 2
SP-1-6726-ALabel Side 1
SP-1-6726-BLabel Side 2
SP-1-6726-AS-PRC-R-1-1-1 OH STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
SP-1-6726-BS-PRC-RD -1-1111 11 ☆ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
6726-AS-PRC-R-1-1-1 2E STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
SP-1-6726-BS-PRC-R1̶2 -1-1 ☆ STERLING S5Side B runout, variant 2
SP-1-6726-AS-CP1Runout A
SP-1-6726-BS-CP1Runout B
STERLINGRunout stamp A+B
SP-1-6726 ALabel A
SP-1-6726-ALabel Side 1
SP-1-6726-BLabel Side 2
SP-1-6726-AS-CP3 P STERLINGRunout side A
SP-1-6726-BS-CP3 STERLING PRunout side B
SP-1-6726-ALabel side A
SP-1-6726-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Polydor 2391 468First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Jamaica | Polydor SP-1-6726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Polydor MPF 1320First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Spain | Polydor 23 91 448First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6726 / Polydor 2391 448First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6726 / Polydor 2391 448First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6726 / Polydor 2391 448First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6726 / Polydor 2391 448First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6726 / Polydor 2391 448First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Spring Records SP-1-6726 / Polydor 2391 448LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
14 vinyl pressings of Hot Box are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Brazil, Jamaica, Spain and more. One of them is Spring Records SP-1-6726, released March 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-1-6726, 2391 468, 23 91 448, MPF 1320) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-1-6726-AS-PRC-C1-1 and SP-1-6726-BS-PRC-C1-1-1. 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.
