Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Hook · 1978
Pleasure & Pain was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 19 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.
062-85759-A//37937-2-YRunout side A, variant 1
062-85759-B//37938-2-Y HVRunout side B, variant 1
5C062-85691-A//37937-1-YRunout side A, variant 2
062-85759-B//37938-2-Y HVRunout side B, variant 2
EA ST1 11859-1Side 1 runout
EA-ST2 11859-1Side 2 runout
EA ST1 11859-2Side A runout
EA-ST2 11859-3 NICK WSide B runout
SW-1-11859 F5 #4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPSide A runout, variant 1
SW-2-11859 F5²#2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPSide B runout, variant 1
SW-1-11859 F5 #8 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout, variant 2
SW-2-11859 F5 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout, variant 2
MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide 1 & 2 Stamped
SW-1-11859 F2 #2 • –––◁ KPSide 1 Etched - Variant 1
SW-2-11859 F2 • –––◁ KPSide 2 Etched - Variant 1
SW-1-11859 F2 • –––◁ KPSide 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Capitol Records 108065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australasia | Capitol Records ST.11859First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Barbados | Capitol Records SW-11859First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 85759First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-11859First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-511859LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records SN-16181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-11859LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Colombia | Capitol Records 11693First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | New Horizon 7891First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85759First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 064-85691First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81182First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SN-16181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records SN-16181LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 038 1575161 / Capitol Records 038 1575161LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 038-1575161 / Fame 1A 038-1575161LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SW-11859LP, Album | LP, Album |
42 vinyl pressings of Pleasure & Pain are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is Capitol Records 5C 062-85759.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 062-85759, 5C 062-85691, EA-ST 11859, SW-11859) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 062-85759-A//37937-2-Y and 062-85759-B//37938-2-Y HV. 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.
