Vinyl pressings
by Brides Of Funkenstein · 1978
Funk Or Walk 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.
10 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
STA-784103-C AZ (PR)Runout, A-side, etched
STA-784104-D AZ (PR) PRunout, B-side, etched
STA-784103-CCC AZ ~~ SI-II PRC (PR)Runout, A-side, etched
STA-784104-DDD AZ-1-11 PRC (PR)Runout, B-side, etched
STA - 784103 - C AZ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ (PR) PSide A, runout, etched, variant 1
STA - 784104 - D AZ (PR)Side B, runout, etched, variant 1
STA - 784103 - C AZ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ (PR)Side A, runout, etched, variant 2
STA - 784104 - D AZ (PR) PSide B, runout, etched, variant 2
STA-784103-CC AZ △23761 2 (PR)Side A runout, variant 1
STA-784104-DD AZ △23767-X 3 (PR)Side B runout, variant 1
STA-784103-CC AZ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ MR △23767 (PR)Side A runout, variant 2
STA-784104-DD AZ MR △23767-X 3 (PR)Side B runout, variant 2
K-50545-A-1 5 ⋀ ALLENRunout side A
K-50545-B-1 ALLEN ⋀Runout side B
K 50545 A*Label side A
K 50545 B*Label side B
STA 784103 . 1A . 2GHZA side
STA 784104 . 1A . 2GHZ
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 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 545 / Atlantic (SD 19 201)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 545 / Atlantic SD 19 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 545 / Atlantic SD 19 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K 50545 / Atlantic K50545First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Atlantic GM-200.2500 / Atlantic Lps. 200.2500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | BGP Records HIQLP 148LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 19201LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
12 vinyl pressings of Funk Or Walk are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19201.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19201, K 50545, KSD 19201, ATL 50 545) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-784103-C AZ (PR) and STA-784104-D AZ (PR) P. 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.
