Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Tyler · 1978
My Guns Are Loaded was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.
RCA PB-5131-A Manufactured in Germany H1Side A runout
RCA PB-5131-B Manufactured in Germany H1Side B runout
PB 5131-ASide A label
PB 5131-BSide B label
PB 5131-ALabel side A
PB 5131-BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Belgium | RCA Victor PB 5131First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 5131 / RCA PB 5131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 5131 / RCA PB 5131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA 41A-30607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor 1033027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | RCA 101.71347", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | RCA PB114687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | RCA Victor PB 51317", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | RCA Victor PB 51317", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | RCA SS-31977", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | RCA SS-31977", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Mexico | RCA Victor SP-51827", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | RCA PB-5131 / RCA Victor PB-51317", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Poland | Tonpress R-0743-IIFlexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1979 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42-8987", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Poland | Tonpress R-0743-IIFlexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
23 vinyl pressings of My Guns Are Loaded are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, Belgium. One of them is RCA Victor PB 5131.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB 5131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RCA PB-5131-A Manufactured in Germany H1 and RCA PB-5131-B Manufactured in Germany H1. 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.
