Vinyl pressings
by Fat Boys · 1986
Big & Beautiful 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 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.
SUS·1017·A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢ HUBRunout side A/Def side, etched [MASTERING... stamped], variant 1
SUS·1017·B HUBRunout side A/Stupid Def side, etched, variant 1
P(AP) SUS·1017·A ¢Runout side A, variant 2
P(AP) SUS·1017·B XRunout side B, variant 2
SUS·102·A A-1Runout side A
SUS·102·B A-1Runout side B
SUS-01017 DEF SIDE MCCLEAR JWDef side label
SUS-01017-STUPID DEF MCCLEAR JWStupid Def side label
SUS-01017 DEF SIDE MCCLEAR JWDef Side Label
SUS-01017-STUPID DEF MCCLEAR JWStupid Def Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Brazil | WEA 604.7231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Sutra Records SUS 1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Sutra Records SUS 1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Sutra Records 253 077-1 / WEA 253 077-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | TELDEC 6.26885 BL / TELDEC 253 077-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | WEA 2530771 / Sutra Records 2530771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Sweden | Sonet SUS-1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Sutra Records 253 077-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Sutra Records SUS 1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Sutra Records SUS 1017LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | US | Sutra Records SUS-102 / Sutra Records SUS 102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Vemsa 30.1661 / Vemsa VLP-299LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Italy | Green Line Records GLP 441LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Big & Beautiful are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1986 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Sutra Records SUS 1017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUS 1017, SUS-102, 253 077-1, 604.7231) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SUS·1017·A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢ HUB and SUS·1017·B HUB. 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.
