Vinyl pressings
by The Stylistics · 1978
In Fashion was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
SRM-1-3727-A [Artisan Logo] D ɅRunout Side A
SRM-1-3727-BX [Artisan Logo] B 1Runout Side B
SRM-1-3727 APrinted On Label Side A
SRM-1-3727 BPrinted On Label Side B
T1 SRM-1-3727-B2 CT [Artisan Logo] A8Runout Side A
T2 SRM-1-3727-A1 CT [Artisan Logo] D82Runout Side B
SRM-1-3727 APrinted On Label Side A
SRM-1-3727 BPrinted On Label Side B
6338891-A
6338891-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Mercury 6338 891 / Mercury 6043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Mercury 6338 891First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-3727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7399First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7399First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | Mercury LPR 19032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 891First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3727 / Mercury 9110 073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3727LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Mercury SRM-1-3727 / Mercury 9110 073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Uruguay | Mercury 6338891First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Mercury 90.013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Mercury 6338 891LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Mercury 6338 891LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of In Fashion are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Argentina, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-3727.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-3727, 6338 891, RJ-7399, LPR 19032) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRM-1-3727-A [Artisan Logo] D Ʌ and SRM-1-3727-BX [Artisan Logo] B 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.
