Vinyl pressings
by Visual · 1983
The Music Got Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 8 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.
PRL D 650 ASSide A
PRL D 650 BSSide B
PRLD-650-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :<) A-a ←→Run-out Side A
PRLD-650-BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :<) A-a ←→Run-out Side B
PRL.8067.AEtchings side A
PRL.8067.BEtchings side B
PRL 8067 ASLabel side A
PRL 8067 BSLabel side B
PRL D650 ASSide A Label
PRL D650 BSSide B Label
PRLD-650-AS PRC-1-1Side A Run-out Etchings
PRLD-650-BS PRC-1-1Side B Run-out Etchings
PRL D650 ASSide A Label
PRL D650 BSSide B Label
PRLD-650-ASSide A Run-out Etchings
PRLD-650-BSSide B Run-out Etchings
PRL D650 ASide A Label
PRL D650 BSide B Label
A-2 <--> PRLD-650-ASSide A Run-out Etchings
A-2 <--> PRLD-650-BSSide B Run-out Etchings
PRL D650 ASSide A Label
PRL D650 BSSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | EMI 2C 052 52.935 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.20 220 AE / Jupiter Records 6.20 220First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 12-3188First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 1188 / Rams Horn Records 1188First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Portugal | Gira PRL M/650First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | South Africa | Prelude Records PRELP (A) 211First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | South Africa | Prelude Records PRE 013First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Spain | Prelude Records 549 042 / Hispavox 549 042First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | UK | Prelude Records TA 3237First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Prelude Records A 3237First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Prelude Records A 3237First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 650First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL D574First year12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8067First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8067First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Compressed Effects Records CFX 00312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2006 | US | Compressed Effects Records YOU1-4002212", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Prelude Records SPEC 134412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | USA & Canada | Unidisc SPEC-1344 / Prelude Records SPEC-134412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of The Music Got Me are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1983 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL D 650.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL D 650, PRL 8067, PRL D650, PRL D574) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRL D 650 AS and PRL D 650 BS. 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.
