Vinyl pressings
by C.J. & Co · 1978
Deadeye Dick 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.
19 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 16 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-WT 784087-E TM/JR STERLING (PR)PA Side Runout Groove
ST-WT 784088-E TM/JR STERLING (PR)PB Side Runout Groove
ST-WT-784087-PRA Side Label
ST-WT-784088-PRB Side Label
ST-WT 7840 87 -EEE-1 TM/JR I (PR) PRCSide A, Etched
ST-WT- 784088 -EEE-1 PRC (PR) TM/JRSide B, Etched
ST-WT-784087-E MR ◁ 23522 <37 TM/JR STERLING (PR) PA runout
ST-WT-784088-E MR ◁ 23522-X <37 (PR) P TM/JR STERLINGB runout
ST-WT-784087-MOA label
ST-WT-784088-MOB label
Ƨ-2 K50491-A-IS ..Etched runout, Side A
Ƨ-2 K50491-B-IS ..Etched runout, Side B
MX186083Side A
MX186084Side 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 | Antigua & Barbuda | Music Hall MH 14418First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia | Westbound Records WT 6104 / Atlantic WT 6104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic WT 6104 / Westbound Records WT 6104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Westbound Records 50 491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Westbound Records WE 50 491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | Westbound Records BAN 50491 / Atlantic BAN 50491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Westbound Records P-10556A / Atlantic P-10556AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Westbound Records P-10556A / Atlantic P-10556AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | Atlantic GWEA-5304 / Gamma GWEA-5304First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | Atlantic WT 6104 / Westbound Records WT 6104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | Atlantic S 90.063 / Westbound Records S 90.063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Turkey | Pop POP 22First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K 50491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Westbound Records WT 6104 / Atlantic WT 6104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Deadeye Dick are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Westbound Records WT 6104.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WT 6104, K 50491, W 50491, 30.073) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-WT 784087-E TM/JR STERLING (PR)P and ST-WT 784088-E TM/JR STERLING (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.
