Vinyl pressings
by Thelma Houston · 1975
I've Got The Music In Me 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 3 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.
SL7-4-M (1)Side A, runout, variant 1
SL8-3-M ∆19811-X (5) O-RSide B, runout, variant 1
SL7-4S U ∆19811 (3)Side A, runout, variant 2
SL 8-3-M -REPL 18X ∆19811-X (6)Side B, runout, variant 2
SL7-4M -(2) 17 4 TSide A, etched
SL8-4-S 3 REPL (10) 12 ∆191811-XSide B, etched
SL7Side A, label
SL8Side B, label
SL7-4-S 33 △19811(1)Side A runout, variant 1
SL8-3-M - REPL 12X △19811-X(6)Side B runout, variant 1
SL7-4-S △19811(1)Side A runout, variant 2
SL8-3-M - REPL △19811-X(5)Side B runout, variant 2
SL7-4-S ∆19811 (2) Manufactured in GermanyRunout side A
SL 8-3-m ∆19811-X (6) Manufactured in GermanyRunout side B
SL7Label side A
SL8Label side B
SP7-4-S 5X △19811(2)Side A
SL8-3-M -REPL 6X △19811 -X(6)Side B
SL7Side A label
SL8Side B label
SL7-4M VII ̶S̶L̶P̶7̶-̶4̶S̶ Manufactured in GermanySide A runout, Variant 1
SL 8-3 -M(8)-REPL. VI △19811-X(8) Manufactured in GermanySide B runout, Variant 1
SL7-4-S IV △19811-(3) Manufactured in GermanySide A runout, Variant 2
SL8-3-M REPL II △19811-X(7) Manufactured in GermanySide B runout, Variant 2
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 | Europe | Sheffield Lab LAB-2 / Sheffield Lab LAB 2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1975 | Germany | Sheffield SL7 / Setton SL7First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1975 | Germany | Sheffield Lab LAB-2 / Sheffield Lab LAB 2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1975 | Germany | Sheffield Lab LAB-2 / Sheffield Lab LAB 2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1975 | US | Sheffield Lab LAB-2 / Sheffield Lab LAB 2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1975 | US | Sheffield Lab LAB-2 / Sheffield Lab LAB 2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1975 | US | Sheffield Lab LAB-2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1975 | US | Sheffield Lab LAB-2 / Sheffield Lab LAB 2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1975 | US | Sheffield Lab LAB-2 / Sheffield Lab LAB IILP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Sheffield Lab LAB-2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Sheffield Lab ST 200 / Sheffield Lab ST200LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of I've Got The Music In Me are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1975 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Europe, Germany. One of them is Sheffield Lab LAB-2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LAB-2, SL7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SL7-4-M (1) and SL8-3-M ∆19811-X (5) O-R. 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.
