Vinyl pressings
by Daryl Hall & John Oates · 1984
Big Bam Boom was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 25 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.
AFL1-5309-A11 MASTERDISK RLRunout A, variant 1
AFL1-5309-B11 MASTERDISK RLRunout B, variant 1
AFL1-5903-A-10 MASTERDISK RL AICRunout A, variant 2
AFL1-5309-B-11 MASTERDISK RL AIERunout B, variant 2
AFL1 5309 A 112-111Runout A
AFL1 5309 B 112-111Runout B
PL.15309 A
PL.15309 B
AFL1-5309-A-INT-5 MASTERDISKSide A runout
AFL1-5309-B-INT-5 MASTERDISKSide B runout
AFL1 5309 ALabel side A
AFL1 5309 BLabel side B
AFL1-5309-A-INT-5 MASTERDISKSide A runout
AFL1-5309-B-INT-5 MASTERDISKSide B runout
AFLI-5309ASide A label
AFLI-5309BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Starcall Records SFL1 0109 / Starcall Records SFL1-0109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | Starcall Records SFLI 0109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Barbados | RCA AFL1-5309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | RCA 104.4195 / RCA Victor 104.4195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | RCA AFLI-5309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | RCA AFL1-5309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | El Salvador | RCA RUSL-038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | RCA 36 012-3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | RCA PL85309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | RCA RCLP 20319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Honduras | RCA RUSL-038 / RCA AFLI-5309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | India | RCA AJL 1-5336First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Ireland | RCA PL85309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Israel | RCA AFL1-5309 / RCA Victor AFL1-5309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | RCA PL 85309First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | RCA 19075983741 / Sony Music 19075983741LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Megaforce Records 19078529301 / RCA AFL1-5309LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA AJL1-5336LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA AJL1-5336LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
45 vinyl pressings of Big Bam Boom are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1984 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Portugal, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is RCA AFL1-5309, released September 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-5309, PL 15309, SFL1 0109, SFLI 0109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFL1-5309-A11 MASTERDISK RL and AFL1-5309-B11 MASTERDISK RL. 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.
