Vinyl pressings
by Edgar Froese · 1979
Stuntman 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.
13 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
A DAVE'S V̶ ̶1̶2̶3̶9̶ ̶.̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶ V2139 A2Side A runout area variant 1
A V̶ ̶1̶2̶3̶9̶ ̶B̶ ̶2̶ V2139 B2Side B runout area variant 2
DAVE'S < C1 V̶ ̶1̶2̶3̶9̶ ̶.̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶ V2139 A2Side A runout area variant 1
< C V̶ ̶1̶2̶3̶9̶ ̶B̶ ̶2̶ V2139 B2Side B runout area variant 2
VI-2139A-RE-1 @T GP HuBSide A runout
VI-2139-B V̶I̶-̶2̶1̶9̶3̶-̶B̶-̶ A @T GP (PR)Side B runout
2.SMX55415 W2ASide A run-out
.SMX55416 W2ASide B run-out
SMX55415Side A label
SMX55416Side B label
SMX 55415 W2ASide A runout
SMX 55416 W2ASide B runout
SMX55415Side A label
SMX55416Side B label
VIG 2933789 1Y 380 POLYGRAM 2U1 A3Side A Stamped
VIG 2933789 2Y 380 POLYGRAM A1Side A Stamped
VIG 139 2933789 1Y 38 0 P̶O̶L̶Y̶G̶R̶A̶M̶ LU1 AGI 201036ASide A runout
VIG 139 2933789 2Y 38 0 P̶O̶L̶Y̶G̶R̶A̶M̶ AGI 202̶1036 BSide B runout
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 | Virgin V 2139 / Virgin L 37134First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Virgin L 37134 / Virgin L-37,134First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Virgin 2933 789First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Virgin 201036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Virgin 2933 789First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Virgin 201 036 / Virgin 201 036-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Virgin 201 036 / Virgin 201 036-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Virgin 201 036 / Virgin 201 036-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Virgin 201.036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2139 / Virgin L 37134First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V 2139 / Virgin V2139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Virgin International VI 2139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Virgin I-201.036 / Virgin I-201036LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Virgin 201 036 / Virgin 201 036-320LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | Japan | Virgin VIP-4102LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 21LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| 1985 | South Korea | Virgin OVED 21, YVPL 055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Virgin 201 036 / Virgin 201 036-320LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 21LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Stuntman are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is Virgin V 2139.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2139, VI 2139, L 37134, 2933 789) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A DAVE'S V̶ ̶1̶2̶3̶9̶ ̶.̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶ V2139 A2 and A V̶ ̶1̶2̶3̶9̶ ̶B̶ ̶2̶ V2139 B2. 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.
