Vinyl pressings
by Dave Edmunds · 1984
Riff Raff 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.
11 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 6 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.
206396 A-2 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout A, variant 1
206396 B-3Runout B, variant 1
020 206396 A-2 A PORKY PRIME CUT.Runout A, variant 2
020 206396 B-3 JA Made in GermanyRunout B, variant 2
206396 A-2 A PORKY PRIME CUT. 020Runout side A
206396 B-3 JA Made In Germany 020Runout side B
206396 A-2 A PORKY PRIME CUT. 020Side A runout
206396 B-3 JA MADE IN GERMANY 020Side B runout
P AL 39273-1ASide A runout- variant 1
P AL 39273-1BSide B runout- variant 1
P AL 39273-1ASide A runout- variant 2
P AL 39273-1ASide B runout - variant 2
AL 39273-1D. G1. A3Side 1 all etched
BL 39273-1D. G2. A4
AL-39273 1A2HZ DM-1Runout Side A
BL-39273 1A2HZ DM-2Runout Side B
AL 39273Label Side A
BL 39273Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia FC 39273First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Arista 206 396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Arista 206 396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Arista 206 396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Ireland | Arista 206 396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Arista 25RS-238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Arista 25RS-238First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Scandinavia | Arista ARI 90108First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Scandinavia | Arista ARI 90108First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Columbia FC 39273First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Columbia FC 39273First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 39273LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Riff Raff are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, US, Canada, Ireland and more. One of them is Arista 206 396.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 206 396, FC 39273, 25RS-238, ARI 90108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 206396 A-2 A PORKY PRIME CUT and 206396 B-3. 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.
