Vinyl pressings
by Daryl Hall & John Oates · 1977
Beauty On A Back Street was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 17 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.
AFL-1-2300A-1 STERLING gc. I A1DRunout A, variant 1
AFL-1-2300-B-1 STERLING gc.Runout B, variant 1
AFL-1-2300- A-3 WA STERLING gc. I A5Runout A, variant 2
AFL-1-2300-B-3 WA STERLING gc. I ACRunout B, variant 2
PL-1-2300-A-2E STERLING gc A5MRunout side A: variant 1
PL-1-2300-B-1E A3ORunout side B: variant 1
PL-12300-A-1E AI5 MRunout side A: variant 2
PL-12300-B-1E AIAG MRunout side B: variant 2
AFL1-2300-A TXDSide A
AFL1-2300-B TXDSide B
AFL1-2000ASide A
AFL1-2000BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-2300 / RCA Victor APL1 2300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | RCA 104.4093 / RCA Victor 104.4093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Ecuador | RCA Victor 800665First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | RCA PL 12300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 12 300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20089 / RCA Victor AFL1-2300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | RCA PL 12300 / RCA Victor PL 12300First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA RVP-6231 / RCA RVP 6231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA RVP-6231 / RCA RVP 6231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA RVP-6231 / RCA RVP 6231First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Malaysia | RCA Victor AFL1-2300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | RCA Victor PL-12300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | RCA Victor AFL1-2300First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Korea | RCA JRPL-3226 / Jigu Records JRPL-3226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-12300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | RCA AYL1-4230LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | RCA Victor AYL1-4230LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ecuador | RCA Victor ECS-800665-5LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | RCA YL 14230LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | RCA YL 14230LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | RCA Victor NL-14230LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Europe | RCA International NL 82300 / RCA NL 82 300LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | RCA International NL 82300 / RCA NL82300LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | RCA RPL-2110LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Beauty On A Back Street are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1977 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor AFL1-2300.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-2300, PL 12300, APL1-2300, 104.4093) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFL-1-2300A-1 STERLING gc. I A1D and AFL-1-2300-B-1 STERLING gc.. 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.
