Vinyl pressings
by Wuf Ticket · 1982
Ya Mama was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR PRLD-644-ASRunout Side A
MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR PRLD-644-BSRunout Side B
PRL D 644·ASLabel Side A
PRL D 644·BSLabel Side B
MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR PRLD-644-ASRun-out Side A
MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR PRLD-644-BSRun-out Side B
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) PRLD-644-ASA runout
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) PRLD-644-BSB runout
PRL D 644 ASA label
PRL D 644 BSB label
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) PRLD-644-ASA runout
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) PRLD-644-BSB runout
PRL D644 ASA label
PRL D644 BSB label
A-1 ↔ PRLD-586-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie JR :v)Side A Runout
A-1 ↔ PRLD-586-BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie JR :v)Side B Runout
PRL D586 ASSide A Label
PRL D586 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Prelude Records 2C 052 52928 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.20176 / TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH 6.20176 AEFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.13730First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.20 176First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.13730First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 12-3166First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 644First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 567First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8063 ASFirst year7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D644First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 644First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 644First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D644First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL-D-64412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Brazil | Prelude Records 812 730-7 07", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Ya Mama are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, France, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Prelude Records PRL D 644.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL D 644, PRL D644, PRL D 567, PRL 8063 AS) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR PRLD-644-AS and MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR PRLD-644-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.
