Vinyl pressings
by Dave Edmunds · 1979
Girls Talk was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 10 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.
SSK 19418-A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT EG SE-1Runout side A, variant 1
SSK 19418 B2 PECKO EG S-22Runout side B, variant 1
SSK 19418-A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT EG S-16Runout side A, variant 2
SSK 19418 B2 PECKO EG A S-11Runout side B, variant 2
SSK 19418-A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT SE-1 EGSide A runout, hand-etched
SSK 19418 B2 PECKO SE-22 EGSide B runout, hand-etched
SSK 19418-A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, hand-etched
SSK 19418 B4Side B runout, hand-etched
SSK 19418 A3 A F PORKY PRIME CUTEtched A
SSK 19418 B-3 PORKY QEtched B
SSK 19418 ALabel A
SSK 19418 BLabel B
SSK-19418-A-2-✱ A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, hand-etched variant 1
SSK 19418-B-3 ✱ PECKOSide B runout, hand-etched variant 1
SSK-19418-A-4 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, hand-etched variant 2
SSK 19418-B-2 PECKOSide B runout, hand-etched variant 2
54-S SSK 19418-A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, variant 1
S-36 SSK 19418 B2 PECKO EGSide B runout, variant 1
S-1 SSK 19418-A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUT 1Side A runout, variant 2
S-2 SSK 19418 B2 PECKO EG.. 1Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Swan Song SSK 19418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Swan Song SS 71001First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Canada | Swan Song SS 71001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Swan Song SS. 19.418 / Swan Song SS 19.418First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Swan Song SS 71001First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | South Africa | Swan Song SWS 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | Swan Song 45-1898 / Hispavox 45-1898First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Swan Song SSK 19418 / Swan Song MS 5164XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Swan Song SSK 19418First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Swan Song SSK 19418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Swan Song SSK 19418 / Swan Song MS 5164XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Swan Song SSK 19418 / Swan Song MS 5164XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Swan Song SSK 19418 / Swan Song MS 5164XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Swan Song SSK 19418 / Swan Song MS 5164XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Swan Song SSK 19418 / Swan Song MS 5164XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Girls Talk are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Swan Song SSK 19418.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSK 19418, SS 71001, SS 19 418, SS. 19.418) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SSK 19418-A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT EG SE-1 and SSK 19418 B2 PECKO EG S-22. 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.
