Vinyl pressings
by The Sequence · 1979
Funk You Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 2 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.
VID-154-RE-1 STERLINGA-Side runout etch, STERLING stamp
VID-155 RE-1 STERLINGB-Side runout etch, STERLING stamp
SH-543-AA-Side label, set #1
SH-543-BB-Side label, set #1
VID 154 RE-1 STERLINGRunout Side A
VID 155 RE-1 STERLINGRunout Side B
VID-154Label Side A
VID-155Label Side B
SH-543-AA
SH-543-BB
VID-154A
VID-155-BWB
VID-154-RE-1 STERLINGSide A runout
VID-155 VID-155-RE-1 STERLINGSide B runout (The second VID-155 is scratched out)
SH-543-A (VID-154-BW)Side A label
SH-543-B (VID-155-BW)Side B label
S-7367 VID-154-RE-1 SH-543-A STERLINGall etched except "Sterling" hand stamped
S-7368 VID-155-RE-1 SH-543-B STERLINDall etched except "Sterling" hand stamped
VID-154 (LONG) M-1 ✩ [pentacle star]Runout Side A, etched
VID-155 (SHORT) ✩ [pentacle star]Runout Side B, etched
STERLINGRunout Side A & B, stamped
VID-154Label Side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | France | Sugar Hill Records 101287 / Vogue 101287First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-543First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-543First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-543First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-543First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-543First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Single Sided · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Single Sided · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-543First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-543First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-543First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | RCA Victor 100.805712" · Colored vinyl | 12" · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Brazil | RCA Victor 100.805712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Canada | Quality QDC-2412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Costa Rica | Sugar Hill Records SH 65.0017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Sugar Hill Records 310824 / Vogue 31082412", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | Hansa International 101 279 / Hansa 101 2797", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Hansa International 600 171-213 / Hansa International 600 17112", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Sugar Hill Records SH 2007", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Mexico | Musart MI 306177", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Diskos LPL-75712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-54312", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
20 vinyl pressings of Funk You Up are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, France. One of them is Sugar Hill Records SH-543.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SH-543, 101287) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VID-154-RE-1 STERLING and VID-155 RE-1 STERLING. 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.
