Vinyl pressings
by Bad Company · 1979
Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy 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.
31 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 17 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-SS-36676-6 STRAWBERRY [MR logo] △105746 70119A side runout
ST-SS-36677-5 STRAWBERRY [MR logo] △105747 70119B side runout, variant 1
ST-SS36677-6 STRAWBERRY [MR logo] △105747 70119B side runout, variant 2
ST-SS-36676 MOA side label
ST-SS-36676-2 [SRC logo] STRAWBERRY 1-1Side A runout
ST-SS-36677-1 STRAWBERRY 1-1Side B runout
ST-SS-36676 SPSide A label
ST-SS-36677 SPSide B label
ST-SS-36676-3 1-1 STRAWBERRY PRCRunout A, scribed, variation 1
ST-SS-36677-3 -1-1 STRAWBERRY PRCRunout B, scribed, variation 1
ST-SS-36676-4 1-1 STRAWBERRY PRCRunout A, scribed, variation 2
ST-SS-36677-4-1-1 STRAWBERRY PRCRunout B, scribed, variation 2
ST-SS-36676-1 [SRC logo] STRAWBERRY. 1-1Side A runout variant 1
ST-SS-36677-1[STRAWBERRY. 1-1Side B runout variant 1
ST-SS-36676-2 [SRC logo] STRAWBERRY 1-1Side A runout variant 2
ST-SS-36677-1 STRAWBERRY 1-1Side B runout variant 2
ST-SS-36676 SPSide A label
ST-SS-36677 SPSide B label
ST SS 36676-10 SRC 1-1
ST SS 36677-10 SRC 1-1
ST-SS-36676 MOA side label
SS-36677 MOB side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Swan Song 200088First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | Swan Song SSK 19416First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | Swan Song SS 19 416First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Swan Song SS 70119First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Swan Song SS 70119First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | France | Swan Song 19 416 / Swan Song 19416First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Swan Song W 19416First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Swan Song W 19416First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Swan Song P-382NFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Swan Song P-382NFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Swan Song SS 19.416 / Swan Song SS 19416First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Swan Song SS 70119First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Peru | Atlantic F-ALT 0070119.2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Portugal | Swan Song N-S-20-1First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | Swan Song SWS 100First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
31 vinyl pressings of Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Netherlands, Germany and more. One of them is Swan Song SS 70119.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SS 70119, SSK 19416, SS 19.416, SS 19 416) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-SS-36676-6 STRAWBERRY [MR logo] △105746 70119 and ST-SS-36677-5 STRAWBERRY [MR logo] △105747 70119. 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.
