Vinyl pressings
by Average White Band · 1979
Feel No Fret 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.
23 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 13 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-A-784155-EE @tGP MR △24168 ⓶ (PR)A Side Etched Runout, Variant 1
ST-A-784156-FF @tGP MR △24168-X ⓘ (PR)B Side Etched Runout, Variant 1
ST-A-784155-EE @tGP MR △24168 ⑥ (PR)A Side Etched Runout, Variant 2
ST-A-784155-FF @tGP MR △24168-X ⓶ (PR)B Side Etched Runout, Variant 2
ST-A-784155-EEE++ @tGP-1-111 (PR) PRCSide One Runout Etched, variant 1
ST-A-784156-FFF+++ @tGP-1 (PR) PRCSide Two Runout Etched, variant 1
ST-A-784155-EEE + @tGP - I (PR) PRCSide One Runout Etched, variant 2
ST-A-784155-FFF - I - II @tGP (PR) PRCSide Two Runout Etched, variant 2
ST-A-78 4155-E @tGP (PR) PRunout side A, etched
ST-A-784156-F @tGP (PR) PRunout side B, etched
ST-A-784155Label side A
ST-A-784156Label side B
XL-13063-A- 5E ' W ' A I 5A-side runout etched
XL-13063- B - 4E ' W ' A4 PB-side runout etched
. XL 13063 - A . 4E A3A .M.Side 1 variant 3
XL 13063 - B - 4E A4U .M.Side 2 variant 3
XL 13063 A 4ELabel A (Version 1)
XL 13063 B 4ELabel B (Version !)
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 | Australia | RCA Victor DXL1 - 3063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor DXL1 - 3063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | RCA 110.8002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | RCA Victor XL 13063First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Germany | RCA XL 13063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | RCA RVP-6329First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | RCA RVP-6329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | RCA Victor XL-13063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | RCA Victor XL-13063 / RCA XL-13063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | RCA DXL1-3063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA Victor XL-13063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA XL 13063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA XL 13063First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | RCA XL 13063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC250LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Demon Records DEMREC578LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On LabelLP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| ? | UK | RCA International INTS 5140 / RCA International NL 43794LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of Feel No Fret are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1979 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19207, released March 7, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19207, XL 13063, INTS 5140, DXL1 - 3063) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-784155-EE @tGP MR △24168 ⓶ (PR) and ST-A-784156-FF @tGP MR △24168-X ⓘ (PR). 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.
