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You Dropped A Bomb On Me B/W Humpin' by The Gap Band, album cover

Vinyl pressings

You Dropped A Bomb On Me B/W Humpin'

by The Gap Band · 1982

29 pressings10 countriesFunkFunk / Soul

You Dropped A Bomb On Me B/W Humpin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of You Dropped A Bomb On Me B/W Humpin'

21 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 9 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.

US

July 1982
Label and catalog number
Total Experience Records TED 702Total Experience Records 6400 711
Format
12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo · 26 - Compton Pressing
Runout / matrix

TED 702 -A- 2-56975 PRC-C 1-1 JS KENDUNRunout side A-var. 1

TED 702-2-56223-LONG PRC-C 1-1-1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout side B-var. 1

TED-702 -A- ̶T̶K̶-̶2̶1̶4̶ - ̶B̶- 2•56975 •PRC •C1-1 - 1 JS•KENDUNRunout side A-var. 2

TED-702-2-56223-LONG PRC-C 1-1-1 ❀ 2-1 -1 - ̶A̶- -B- MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout side B-var. 2

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US

July 1982
Label and catalog number
Total Experience Records TE 8203
Format
7", 45 RPM, Styrene · 19 Bestway Pressing
Runout / matrix

TE-8203 2-56840-BW ❀ (stamped) EDP [in oval] MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTIZ L.A., CALF.Side A

TE-8203 2-56838-BW⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ stamped) EDP [in oval] MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTIZ L.A., CALF.Side B

2-56840Label Side A

2-56838Label Side B

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US

July 1982
Label and catalog number
Total Experience Records TED 702
Format
12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Runout / matrix

TED702-2-256975-HRM JS. KENDUN A-1 ⟷Side A runout

TED 702-2-56223-LONG HRM ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. A-1 ⟷Side B runout

2-56975Side A label

2-56223Side B label

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US

July 1982
Label and catalog number
Total Experience Records TE 8203Total Experience Records 6170 217
Format
7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo · 72 PRC Pressing
Runout / matrix

TE-8203-2-56840 PRC-R1 ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ 11-1-01 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout A, variant 1

TE-8203-B 2-56840/38 PRC-R4-1-1-1 T12PU-4-81Runout B, variant 1

TE-8203-2-56840 PRC-R1 ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ 11-1-03 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout A, variant 2

TE 8203 2-56838 PRC-R2 ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ -1-2-4 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout B, variant 2

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US

July 1982
Label and catalog number
Total Experience Records TE 8203
Format
7", 45 RPM · 26 PRC
Runout / matrix

TE-8203 2-56840-PRC-C1 ❀ (stamped) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTIZ L.A., CALF.Side A

TE-8203 2-56838-PRC-C2-3-1 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTIZ L.A., CALF.Side B

2-56840Label Side A

2-56838Label Side B

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US

1982
Label and catalog number
Polygram TE-8203
Format
7", 45 RPM, White Label
Runout / matrix

T-8203-2-56840 PRC-C1 ❁1 -A-Etched Both Sides

MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTIZ L.A., CALF.Stamped Both Sides

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 29 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s25 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982CanadaTotal Experience Records TEX 8207First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1982CanadaTotal Experience Records TE 8207First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Stereo
1982CanadaTotal Experience Records MERX 114First year12", Promo · Promo12", Promo · Promo
1982FranceTotal Experience Records 6400 773First year12"12"
1982GermanyTotal Experience Records 6400 698First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
1982GuatemalaMercury 6170 231First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1982NetherlandsTotal Experience Records 6170 231First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1982PanamaMercury 6170 231First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1982PeruTotal Experience Records 6170231.3First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1982UKTotal Experience Records MERX 114First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo12", 45 RPM, Stereo
1982UKTotal Experience Records MER 114First year7", Single7", Single
1982UKTotal Experience Records MERX 114First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1982UKTotal Experience Records MER 114First year12"12"
1982USTotal Experience Records TK 214First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo
1982USPolygram TE-8203First year7", 45 RPM, White Label7", 45 RPM, White Label
All 25 pressings from the 1980s
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1992USCollectables COL 42857", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?MexicoTotal Experience Records 13657", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?US9th Floor Recordz NINTHLP 90012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo
?USMercury 884 662-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. AYou Dropped A Bomb On Me (Special Disco Mix - Long Version)13:05
  2. BHumpin' (Long Version)5:06

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of You Dropped A Bomb On Me B/W Humpin' are there?

29 vinyl pressings of You Dropped A Bomb On Me B/W Humpin' are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1982 and 1992.

When was You Dropped A Bomb On Me B/W Humpin' first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Total Experience Records TED 702, released July 1982.

How do I tell if my copy of You Dropped A Bomb On Me B/W Humpin' is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TED 702, TE 8203, TE-8203, TK 214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TED 702 -A- 2-56975 PRC-C 1-1 JS KENDUN and TED 702-2-56223-LONG PRC-C 1-1-1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is You Dropped A Bomb On Me B/W Humpin' on vinyl worth?

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.

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