Vinyl pressings
by Bram Tchaikovsky · 1979
Strange Man, Changed Man 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.
21 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.
RAD-17-A1 [Utopia "lyre" symbol] 6 ARunout side A, variant 1
RAD-17-B1 [Utopia "lyre" symbol] 2 ARunout side B, variant 1
RAD-17-A1 [Utopia "lyre" symbol] A 5Runout side A, variant 2
RAD-17-B1 [Utopia "lyre" symbol] A 3Runout side B, variant 2
PD-1-6211-AS-MW (MR) Δ 24338 ③ STERLING GC.Runout A etch / (MR), STERLING stamped
PD-1-6211-BS-MW (MR) Δ 24338-X ④ STERLINGRunout b etch / (MR), STERLING stamped
PD-1-6211-AMatrix A, on label
PD-1-6211-BMatrix B, on label
T PD-1-6211-AS-CT BSide A Runout
T PD-1-6211-BS-CT1Side B Runout
STERLINGSide A/B Runout (stamped)
PD-1-6211-AS-K STERLINGRunout A, variant 1
PD-1-6211-BS-K STERLINGRunout B, variant 1
PD-1-6211-AS-K STERLING gc. A- 1 ⊂◯⊃Runout A, variant 2
PD-1-6211-BS-K STERLING gc. A-2 ⊂◯⊃Runout B, variant 2
PD1 6211 AS PRC-C CH.1 STERLINGA side runout
PD1 6211 BS PRC-C CH.1 STERLINGB side runout
PD 1 6211 AS PRC R-1-1-1 STERLINGRunout A - see notes
PD 1 6211 BS PRC R-1-11-1 STERLINGRunout B - see notes
2391 409Label A & B
PD-1-6211 ALabel A
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 | WEA 208766First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | Radar Records RAD 17First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Belgium | Radar Records RAD 56 622First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6211First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6211First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Radar Records RAD 56 622First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Radar Records RAD 56 622First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56622First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56622LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Japan | Radar Records P-10682FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Radar Records P-10682FFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Radar Records RAD 56 622First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Radar Records RAD 17First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Radar records S 90.149First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 38031LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR K 56622LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of Strange Man, Changed Man are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Radar Records RAD 17.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAD 17, PD-1-6211, RAD 56 622, 56622) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RAD-17-A1 [Utopia "lyre" symbol] 6 A and RAD-17-B1 [Utopia "lyre" symbol] 2 A. 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.
