Vinyl pressings
by Exception · 1986
Slap You Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr [smiley face] HUB JS-1002-ARunout Side A
HUB MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr [smiley face] JS-1002-BRunout Side B
CB-1201-A Tone LYN-17014-1M zRunout Etchings Side A
CB-1201-B LYN-17015-M zRunout Etchings Side B
CB-1201-A Tone LYN-17014-1M zRunout Etchings Side A variant 1
CB-1201-B LYN-17015-M zRunout Etchings Side B variant 1
CB-1201-A Tone LYN-17014-1M z HRunout Etchings Side A variant 2
CB-1201-B LYN-17015-M z GRunout Etchings Side B variant 2
108-124-100-ASide A
108-124-100-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Germany | Rush Records 108 122-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Germany | Rush Records 608 124-213First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Germany | Rush Records 608 124-21312", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Sweden | Beat Box BB 7069First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | Sweden | Beat Box BB 8069First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Sweden | Beat Box BB 8069First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Sweden | Beat Box BB 806912", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | Jump Street Records JS 1002First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Jump Street Records JS 1002First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | City Beat CBE 1201First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | City Beat CBE 701First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | City Beat CBE 1201First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Slap You Back are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Germany, Sweden. One of them is Jump Street Records JS 1002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JS 1002, CBE 1201, CBE 701, 108 122-100) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr [smiley face] HUB JS-1002-A and HUB MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr [smiley face] JS-1002-B. 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.
