Vinyl pressings
by Clarence Clemons And The Red Bank Rockers · 1983
Rescue was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, 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.
P o AL· 38933·1D STERLINGRunout A, variant 1
P o BL·38933 · 1A DO WHAT MUST BE DONE STERLINGRunout B, variant 1
P o AL• 38933 -1D STERLINGRunout A, variant 2
P o BL• 38933- 1B STERLING DO WHAT MUST BE DONERunout B, variant 2
CBS 25699 A1
CBS 25699 B1
AL-38933-1A-2HZ: DM1Side 1, Runout Etching
BL-38933-1A 2HZ: DM2Side 2, Runout Etching
AL 38933Side 1 label
BL 38933Side 2 label
△ MX203253-C SBP237948-1Side 1 runout - stamped
△ MX203254-C SBP237948-2Side 2 runout - stamped
AL. 38933-INT-1 THE BARKING EFISHSide A, etched
01-25699-1A-1 STERLING A NLSide A, stamped
BL. 38933-INT-2 DO WHAT MUST BE DONESide B, etched
01-25699-2B-1 STERLING B NLSide B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS SBP 237948First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia WFC 38933First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25699 / CBS 25699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ireland | CBS CBS 25699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2704First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | CBS CBS 25699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Columbia BFC 38933LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia PC 38933 / Columbia BFC 38933LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1983 | US | Columbia BFC 38933LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia BFC 38933LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia FC 38933First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia BFC 38933First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBS 32580 / CBS 32580LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Rescue are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1983 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia BFC 38933, released October 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BFC 38933, CBS 25699, FC 38933, SBP 237948) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P o AL· 38933·1D STERLING and P o BL·38933 · 1A DO WHAT MUST BE DONE STERLING. 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.
