Vinyl pressings
by Chaka Khan · 1985
(Krush Groove) Can't Stop The Street was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 8 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.
R / S Alsdorf 920367-0 A 2Side 1 (Runout groove, stamped)
R / S Alsdorf 920367-0 B2Side 2 (Runout groove, stamped)
,,BE."Side 2 (Runout groove, etched)
BE STERLIN R/S Alsdorf 928923-7 A GER 7 28923 DNY 3694-S - SH 1 Q R-14715 - SH1 SLM △ 10385 1-2Runout (Stamped/Etched) Side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 928923-7 B GER STERLING SLM △ 10385-X 1-2 7 28923 DNY 3694 VI S - SH 2 Q R-14716 - SH2Runout (Stamped/Etched) Side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 928923-7 A GER 7 28923 DNY 3694-S-SH1 15 Q R-14715 - SH1 SLM △ 10385 1-2 S STERLINGRunout (Stamped/Etched) Side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 928923-7 B GER STERLING SLM △ 10385-X 1-2 728923 DNY 3694 VI S SH2 Q R-14716-SH2Runout (Stamped/Etched) Side B, variant 2
W8923 A//1▽420 V MWA side runout, stamped / etched
W8923 B//1▽420 V 11B side runout, stamped
W 8923 A*Label, A side
W 8923 B*Label, B side
0 20367 A SH1 Q B-21739-A SH1 SLM △ 10398 1-1 STERLING TJSide 1
0 20367 B RE1 SH1 Q B-21740-RE1-SH1 SLM △ 10398-X 1-1 STERLINGSide 2
7 28923 DNY 3694-S-SH1 O R-14715-SH1 SLM △ 10385 1-3Hand etched in run-out area A-side
7 288923 DNY 3694 V1 S SR2 1-Hand etched in run-out area B-side
DNY 3694SLabel A-side
DNY 3694VISLabel B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 0-20367First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 03670First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 89237First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 89237First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 03670First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 920 367-0First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 928 923-7 / Warner Bros. Records 928 923-7 ⓃFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records W8923 / Warner Bros. Records 928923-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 8923-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W8923 T / Warner Bros. Records 920 397-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | US | Warner Bros. Records 0-20367 / Warner Bros. Records 20367 AFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-28923First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-28923First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 8923 / Warner Bros. Records W8923First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-2017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of (Krush Groove) Can't Stop The Street are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Germany, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 920 367-0.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 920 367-0, 928 923-7, W 8923, W8923 T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 920367-0 A 2 and R / S Alsdorf 920367-0 B2. 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.
