Vinyl pressings
by David Geddes · 1975
Run Joey Run was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST - BT - 30747 - ZRunout area side A
ST - BT - 30748 - Z PPRunout area side B
ST-BT- -̵ ̵S̵T̵-̵7̵5̵C̵ 30747-2 PPRunout area side A, Variant 1
ST-BT -̵ ̵S̵T̵-̵7̵5̵C̵ L7BT 30748-Z PPRunout area side B, Variant 1
ST-BT-30747 SPA
ST-BT-30748 SPB
ST-BT-30747-MOA
ST-BT-30748-MOB
BT-30747-PLMono label
ST-BT-30747-PLStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic 45-10660First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Belgium | Atlantic 10 660First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Big Tree Records BTS 16044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Big Tree Records BTS 16044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10660 (N) / Atlantic ATL 10 660First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45 7028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Atlantic 45-1276First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Antic K 11520First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Antic K 11520First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Big Tree Records BT 16044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Big Tree Records BT-16044First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Big Tree Records BT 16044First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | ATCO Records 45-7028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Big Tree Records BT-16044First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of Run Joey Run are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Big Tree Records BT 16044.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BT 16044, BT-16044, 45-7028, K 11520) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST - BT - 30747 - Z and ST - BT - 30748 - Z PP. 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.
