Vinyl pressings
by Blackfoot · 1979
Strikes 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.
19 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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-C-794223-C @gp spc 1-4 SRC [logo]Runout side A, variant 1
ST-C-794224-B (PR) SP 0-15 M1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout side B, variant 1
ST-C-794223-E 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout side A, variant 2
ST-C-794224-B ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR) SPRunout side B, variant 2
ST-C-794223-B MR △24167 2 (PR) ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout Side A etched
ST-C-794224-B MR △24167-X 1 (PR) ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout Side B etched
ST-C-794223-MOLabel Side A
ST-C-794224-MOLabel Side B
ST-C-794223-BBB-1 (PR) PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A
ST-C-794224-BBB-1 (PR) PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side B
ST-C-794223-RILabel side A
ST-C-794224-RILabel side B
ST-C-794223-Label Side A
ST-C-794224-Label Side B
ST-C-794223-B ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)PRunout side A
ST-C-794224-B ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)PRunout side B
ST-C-794223-PRLabel side A
ST-C-794224-PRLabel side B
ST-C-794223-C @gp sp 1-6 SRC [logo]Side A runout, etched. "SRC [logo]" stamped
ST-C-794224-B (PR) SP ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side B runout, etched. "ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K." stamped
ST-C-794223-SPSide A label
ST-C-794224-SPSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Atlantic SD 38-112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | ATCO Records 20.048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | ATCO Records QSD 38-112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | ATCO Records QSD 38-112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | ATCO Records QSD 38-112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 603First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-10665AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-10665AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Atlantic K 50603 / Atlantic SD 38-112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | ATCO Records SD 38-112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | ATCO Records SD 38-112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | ATCO Records SD 38-112LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | US | ATCO Records SD 38-112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | ATCO Records SD 38-112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 603LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1983 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 603LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Friday Music FRM-38112LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 603LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 603LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 603LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 603LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 603LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 38-112LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Strikes are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 38-112.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 38-112, K 50603, 20.048, QSD 38-112) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-794223-C @gp spc 1-4 SRC [logo] and ST-C-794224-B (PR) SP 0-15 M1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.. 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.
