Vinyl pressings
by Daryl Hall & John Oates · 1976
Rich Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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.
PB -10860A -11S Az ❀ I B 1Runout A, variation 1
PB-10860B -10S Az ︵︵ I A ΓRunout B, variation 1
PB-10860A 10S Az ❀ I A1Runout A, variation 2
PB-10860B -115 Az ︵︵ I V2Runout B, variation 2
PB -10860A 10S Az [flower symbol] I A1Runout Side A
PB-10860B -10S Az [birds symbol] I A5Runout Side B
PB-10860A 10S AZ❀ I A3Runout stereo
PA-10860C -10S AZ❀ I A1Runout mono
PB-10860-ALabel stereo
PA-10860-CLabel mono
PB-10860ALabel Side A
PB-10860BLabel Side B
PB-10860A 10S AZ ❀ 2 A2A etched, A2 stamped (variant 1)
PB-10860-B XD-TB etched (variant 1)
PB-10860-A XD-TA etched (variant 2)
PB-10860-B XD-TB etched (variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | RCA Victor 102874First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-10860First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | El Salvador | RCA Victor CA-10025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 102874First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Philippines | RCA Victor PB-10860First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | RCA Victor PB-0860 E / Telectra PB-0860 EFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2757First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | RCA PB-10860First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | RCA JH-10860First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | RCA PB-10860First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Uruguay | RCA PB-1080 / RCA Victor PB-1080First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1977 | France | RCA Victor 42590 / RCA 425907", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 09 024 / RCA PB 090247", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA SS-30757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA SS-30757", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Rich Girl are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA PB-10860.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-10860, JH-10860, RCA 2757, 102874) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB -10860A -11S Az ❀ I B 1 and PB-10860B -10S Az ︵︵ I A Γ. 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.
