US
August 9, 1975- Label and catalog number
- Event Records Inc. EV 6904Event Records Inc. EV-6904
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · All Disc Press
- Runout / matrix
EV-6904-AS-1 STERLING RL 22Side A runout
EV-6904-BS-1 STERLING RL 22Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by The Fatback Band · 1975
Yum Yum was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
EV-6904-AS-1 STERLING RL 22Side A runout
EV-6904-BS-1 STERLING RL 22Side B runout
EV-6904-AS-3 [MR in a circle] Δ19842(1) STERLINGRunout side A
EV-6904-BS [MR in a circle] Δ19842-X (1)Runout side B
EV 6904-ALabel side A
EV 6904-BLabel side B
EV 6904-AS-2-1-1 RL PRC [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side A runout
EV 6904-BS-2 PRC [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side B runout
2391 184 S1 320 1 V 7Side A runout
2391 184 S2 320 1 DSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | France | Polydor 2391 184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2391 184First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Polydor EV 6904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Polydor MP 2527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor 2391 184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor ACB 238 / Polydor ACB 00238LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Event Records Inc. EV 6904 / Event Records Inc. 6904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Event Records Inc. EV 6904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Event Records Inc. EV 6904 / Event Records Inc. EV-6904First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2391 184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Polydor 2391 184LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Turkey | Ronnex RON 13LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | Southbound SEW 016LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Event Records Inc. SEW 016RT / Southbound SEW 016RTLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Event Records Inc. SEW016 / Southbound SEW016LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Yum Yum are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Germany, France and more. One of them is Event Records Inc. EV 6904, released August 9, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EV 6904, 2391 184, MP 2527) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EV-6904-AS-1 STERLING RL 22 and EV-6904-BS-1 STERLING RL 22. 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.