Australia
1981- Label and catalog number
- Albert Productions APLP-051
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Cheetah · 1981
Rock & Roll Women was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, 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.
APLP 051A RSide A runout
APLP 051 B RSide B runout
APLP 051 ASide A label
APLP 051 BSide B label
EPC - 85522 - A1 0 ∴Side A runout, etched [stamped 0 ∴ ]
EPC - 85522 - B1 0 ∴Side B runout, etched [stamped 0 ∴ ]
EPC 85522 A*Side A label
EPC 85522 B*Side B label
ST-A-824901-SPLabel Side A
ST-A-824902-SPLabel Side B
STA- 824 ̶8̶ 901-B @T GP B-16658 + △ 1383 EDP M1SF1 SM1Runout Side A
STA-824902 ̶S̶T̶ ̶8̶2̶4̶8̶0̶2̶ -B @T GP B-16659-B + △ 1383-X EDP M1SF1 SM1Runout Side B
ST-A-824901-ARLabel Side A
ST-A-824902-ARLabel Side B
98-00111 A QUSide A runout (etched)
98-00111 B QUSide B runout (etched)
ST-A-824901Side A label
ST-A-824902Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Albert Productions APLP-051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Albert Productions APLP-051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic 98 00111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Costa Rica | CBS 1100684First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Epic EPC 85522 / Epic 85522First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Epic EPC 85522LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Japan | Albert Productions YX-7314-AXFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Epic EPC 85522First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | UK | Epic EPC 85522First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Atlantic 80011-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Atlantic 80011-1 / Albert Productions 80011-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17386LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2737LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Columbia YX-7314-AXLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Rock & Roll Women are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Australia, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Albert Productions APLP-051.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APLP-051, EPC 85522, 80011-1, 98 00111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.