Vinyl pressings
by Alvin Stardust · 1974
Red Dress was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
MAG 8-A1 PNSide A variant 1 Stamped,etched
MAG-8-B1Side B variant 1 Stamped
MAG 8-A1 D 1 PNSide A variant 2 stamped,etched
MAG-8-B1Side B variant 2 Stamped
MAG 8-A1Side A - Stamped
MAG-8-B1Side B - Stamped
PNRunout Etched
MAG 8-A1 PN FSide A, variant 1, stamped, PN is etched
MAG-8-B1 ASide B, variant 1, stamped
MAG 8-A1 4 PN FSide A, variant 2, stamped, PN is etched
MAG-8-B1 30 ASide B, variant 2, stamped
MAG 8-A1Runout A, stamped
MAG-8-B1Runout B, stamped
PNRunout A, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | EMI EMI-10517First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Austria | Ariola 13 375 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Austria | Ariola 13 375 ATFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | France | Columbia 2C 008 - 95.477First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Germany | Ariola 13 375 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3473First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Spain | Ariola 13.375 - AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Magnet MAG 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Magnet MAG 8First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | UK | Magnet MAG 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Magnet MAG 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1974 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SMAG-88754 / Magnet SMAG-88754First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Magnet MAG 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Australia | EMI EMI-10517First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Red Dress are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, Australia, Austria, France and more. One of them is Magnet MAG 8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAG 8, EMI-10517, 13 375 AT, 2C 008 - 95.477) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAG 8-A1 PN and MAG-8-B1. 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.
