Vinyl pressings
by Adam And The Ants · 1979
Dirk Wears White Sox was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
RIDE 3 A1 EG S-36 [Utopia lyre symbol] S-3Side A runout, variant 2
RIDE 3 B1 EG [Utopia lyre symbol] W-2Side B runout, variant 2
RIDE 3 A1 EG7 [Utopia lyre symbol] W-9Side A runout, variant 3
RIDE 3 B1 EG [Utopia lyre symbol] W-6Side B runout, variant 3
W-6 RIDE 3 A1 EG7 [Utopia lyre symbol]Side A runout
W- 3 RIDE 3 B1 EG [Utopia lyre symbol]Side B runout
RIDE 3-1Label A
RIDE 3-2Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UK | Do It Records RIDE 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Do It Records RIDE 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Do It Records RIDE 3LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | UK | Do It Records RIDE 3LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Do It Records RIDE 3LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | UK | Do It Records RIDE 3LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Do It Records RIDE 3LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS SBP 237907LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS SBP 237907LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | CBS CBS 25361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Portugal | CBS CBS 25361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | CBS CBS 25361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38698LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Epic PE 38698LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38698 / Epic 38698LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38698 / Epic 38698LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | BlueBlack Hussar Records BBH003LPLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Dirk Wears White Sox are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK. One of them is Do It Records RIDE 3, released November 30, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RIDE 3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RIDE 3 A1 EG S-36 [Utopia lyre symbol] S-3 and RIDE 3 B1 EG [Utopia lyre symbol] W-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.
