Vinyl pressings
by Vicky "D" · 1981
This Beat Is Mine was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) "IT's HoT" K13366 GoL S-12343-1A-Side Runout Etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) "IT's HoT" K13367 GoL S-12343-2B-Side Runout Etching
S-12343-1A-Side Label
S-12343-2B-Side Label
S-9657 GOL 81-5024-1 HERbiE :v) "HoT"A-side runout etching
S-9658 GOL 81-5024-2 HERbiE :v)B-side runout etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKA & B side runout stamp
(81-5024-1)A-side label
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) "IT's HoT" K13366 GoL △25391 S-12343-1 MRSide A stamped, etched
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) K13367 GoL MR △25391X S-12343-2Side B stamped, etched
S-12343-1Side A label
S-12343-2Side B label
81 - 5024 - 1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :>) "HoT"
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Sam Records S-12343First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Sam Records S-12343First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Sam Records 81-5024First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Sam Records S-1234312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | US | Sam Records 81-5024First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Sam Records S-12343First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Ariola 104.4137" | 7" |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Ariola 600.553 / Dance Records 600.55312", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Dance Records 104.413 / Ariola 104.4137", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | UK | Sam Records VS486-12 / Sam Records VS 486-1212", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1982 | UK | Sam Records VS 486 / Virgin VS 4867", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Sam Records VS486-12 / Sam Records VS 486-1212", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Sam Records S-1234312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Sam Records SAM-2016-00212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 2016 | US | Nurvous Records NUR 2381312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2017 | US | Kay-Dee Records KD-1217 / Nervous Records KD-121712", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Kay-Dee Records KD-1217 / Nervous Records KD-121712", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Sam Records SAM-2016-00212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of This Beat Is Mine are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1981 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US. One of them is Sam Records S-12343.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-12343, 81-5024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) "IT's HoT" K13366 GoL S-12343-1 and MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) "IT's HoT" K13367 GoL S-12343-2. 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.
