Vinyl pressings
by UTFO · 1984
Hanging Out / Roxanne, Roxanne was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. 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 1984, the album's first year. 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.
FMS-62254-A "YEAH BUddY" "FRESh" HERbiE JR. ☺ ANgIERunout Side A Etched
FMS-62254-B HERbiE JR. ☺Runout Side B Etched
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKRunout Both Sides Stamped
✰PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS, ✰N.J.Runout Side B Stamped
FMS-62254-AA Side
FMS-62254-BB Side
FMS-62254-A Herbie Jr :>) Angie "Yeah Buddy" "Fresh"Side A runout
FMS-62254-B Herbie Jr :>)Side B runout
FMS-62254-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE Jr :^) ANgiE "YEAh BuddY" "FREsh"Etchings side A
FMS-62254-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE Jr :^) *PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,*N.J.Etchings side B
FMS-62254-A Herbie Jr :>) Angie "Yeah Buddy" "Fresh"Side A runout
FMS-62254-B Herbie Jr :>)Side B runout
FMS-62254-A Herbie Jr :>) Angie "Yeah Buddy" "Fresh"Side A runout
FMS-62254-B Herbie Jr :>)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Select Records FMS 62254First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Select Records FMS 62254First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Select Records FMS 62254First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Select Records FMS 62254First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | US | Select Records FMS 62254First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Select Records FMS 62254First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | US | Select Records FMS 6225412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | US | Select Records FMS 62254First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Select Records FMS 62254First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Select Records FMS 62254First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Hanging Out / Roxanne, Roxanne are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US. One of them is Select Records FMS 62254.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FMS 62254) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FMS-62254-A "YEAH BUddY" "FRESh" HERbiE JR. ☺ ANgIE and FMS-62254-B HERbiE JR. ☺. 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.
