Vinyl pressings
by Ashford & Simpson · 1982
Street Opera 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.
14 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 12 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.
ST-1-12207-Z5 Herbie Jr :^) 2 ✲ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKSide A runout
ST-2-12207-Z9 Herbie Jr :^) 2 ✲ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKSide B runout
ST-1-12207Side A label
ST-2-12207Side B label
ST-1-12207-Z4 #3 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :^) .—◁Side A runout
ST-2-12207-Z4 #2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :^) .—◁Side B runout
ST-1-12207Side A label
ST-2-12207Side B label
ST-1-12207-Z15 #1 Herbie Jr :^) 0 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKSide A runout
ST-2-12207-Z7 #4 Herbie Jr :^) 0 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKSide B runout
ST-1-12207Side A label
ST-2-12207Side 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 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-12207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Capitol Records 064 400101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-400101 / Capitol Records 400101First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Capitol Records 2C 070-400101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 064-57021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS 81504First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-1067 / Capitol Records 33C 062-400101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Capitol Records 078-400101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | Capitol Records TOL (L) 752First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Capitol Records EST 12207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Capitol Records ST-12207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Capitol Records ST-12207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Capitol Records ST-12207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 038-15 7611 1 / Fame 1C 038-15 7611 1LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Street Opera are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12207.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12207, EST 12207, 064 400101, 1A 064-400101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12207-Z5 Herbie Jr :^) 2 ✲ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK and ST-2-12207-Z9 Herbie Jr :^) 2 ✲ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK. 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.
