Vinyl pressings
by Foreigner · 1978
Blue Morning, Blue Day 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.
14 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
1-1 [SRC logo] STA-36112-10 [STERLING]Variant 1, Side A, etched except [stamped]
1-1 [SRC logo] STA-35305-2 [STERLING]Variant 1, Side B, etched except [stamped]
1-1 [SRC logo] STA-36112-10 [STERLING]Variant 2, Side A, etched except [stamped]
1-1 STA-35305-1 SP [STERLING]Variant 2, Side B, etched except [stamped]
STA-36112-14 MR 105493 STERLINGRunout side A
STA-35305-6 MR 105442 STERLINGRunout side B
ST-A-36112 MOLabel side A
ST-A-35305 MOLabel side B
STA-36112-12-1-3 PRC STERLINGRunout A-side etched, Sterling stamped
STA-35305-6-1-1 PRC STERLINGRunout B-side etched, Sterling stamped
ST-A-36112 RILabel A-side
ST-A-35305 RILabel B-side
A-36112-5 SP 1-1 STERLINGRunout side A - variant 1
ST-A-36112-10 1-2 SRC STERLINGRunout side B - variant 1
A-36112-5 SP 1-1 STERLINGRunout side A - variant 2
ST-A-36112-9 1-1 STERLINGRunout side B - variant 2
K 11236 A1 TY IC DRunout side A, variant 1
K 11236 B1 TY AF DRunout side B, variant 1
K 11236 A1 1 TY D DRunout side A, variant 2
K 11236 B1 1 D XRunout side B, variant 2
K.11236.A.1 TYSide A - etched
K-11236-B.1Side B - etched
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 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3543First year7" | 7" |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3543First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Italy | Atlantic W 11236First year7", Promo, Single, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, Single, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1978 | Italy | Atlantic W 11236First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45 3543First year7" | 7" |
| 1978 | Rhodesia | Atlantic ATS 747First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K 11236First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K 11236First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K 11236 / Atlantic 3543First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K 11236 / Atlantic 3543First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3543First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3543First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3543First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic 3543First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Australia | Atlantic 45 35437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Blue Morning, Blue Day are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Atlantic 3543, released December 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3543, K 11236, AT 3543, W 11236) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-1 [SRC logo] STA-36112-10 [STERLING] and 1-1 [SRC logo] STA-35305-2 [STERLING]. 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.
