Vinyl pressings
by Foreigner · 1979
Dirty White Boy 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.
22 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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 STA-37503-1 SRC STERLINGRunout A-side (STERLING SRC stamps)
STA-37512-F1 RTB-6 STERLING SRCRunout A-side (STERLING SRC stamps)
ST-A-37503 SPLabel A-side
ST-A-37512 SPLabel B-side
1-3 STA-37502-E1 RTB-5 SRC [STERLING SRC(logo)]Runout side A, etched [stamped]
STA-37512-E2 RTB-5 [STERLING]Runout side B, etched [stamped]
ST-A-37502 SPLabel A-side
ST-A-37512 SPLabel B-side
STA-37503-5 MR 106310Hand etched in run-out A
STA-37512-6 MR 106280 RTB-8Hand etched in run-out B
ST-A-37503 MOLabel A
ST-A-37512 MOLabel B
ST-A-37502 RILabel A-side
ST-A-37512 RILabel B-side
ST-A-37502 MOLabel A
ST-A-37512 MOLabel B
STA-37502-1 RTB-5 1-3 STERLING SRCRunout side A, etched (STERLING SRC stamped)
A-37502-1 RTB-3 1-1 STERLING SRCRunout side B, etched (STERLING SRC stamped)
ST-A-37502 SPLabel side A
A-37502 SPLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Atlantic 45 3618First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Brazil | Atlantic 10.109First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3618First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3618First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-490AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-490AFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 11.373First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 11.373First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45 3618First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Peru | Atlantic F-ALT 0003618.3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | Atlantic 45-1907 / Hispavox 45-1907 (SN)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic 3618First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic 3618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic 3618First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Dirty White Boy are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 3618, released August 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3618, K 11373, ATL 11 373, 45 3618) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-1 STA-37503-1 SRC STERLING and STA-37512-F1 RTB-6 STERLING SRC. 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.
