Vinyl pressings
by Average White Band · 1975
School Boy Crush was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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-31425-13 SP 1-2 ATA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-30782-1 1-1 SP ATB-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-31425 SPA-Side Label
ST-A-30782 SPB-Side Label
ST-31425-15 PP ATRunout, side A, etched
ST-A-30782-4 ATRunout, side B, etched
ST-A-31425-PLLabel A
ST-A-30782-PLLabel B
ST-A-31425-17-RE AT △98431A-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-30782-5 AT △98404B-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-31425-MOA-Side Label
ST-A-30782-MOB-Side Label
ST-A-31425-13Runout, side A
ST-A-31425 SPLabel, side A
ST-A-31425-PLSide A label
ST-A-31426-PLSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic 45-3304First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3304First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Atlantic ST 31425 PLFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 10701First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 10701First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3304First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3304First year7", Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3304First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3304First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3304First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3304First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of School Boy Crush are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3304.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3304, K 10701, AT 3304, ST 31425 PL) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-31425-13 SP 1-2 AT and ST-A-30782-1 1-1 SP AT. 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.
