Vinyl pressings
by Foreigner · 1981
Urgent was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 19 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.
STA-40037-1 SM1-1 [EDP logo] MISFI SMIO STERLINGA-Side Runout, Variant 1
0-1 SM2-1 SP STA-40039-1 [EDP logo] MI STERLINGB-Side Runout, Variant 1
SP STA-40039-1 0-1 SM4-1 [EDP logo] STERLINGA-Side Runout, Variant 2
0-1 SM3-1 SP STA-40037-1 [EDP logo] STERLINGB-Side Runout, Variant 2
STA-40039-1 R7718-E (EDP) SF1 SM6 STERLINGA side runout, var. 1
STA-40037-1 (EDP) MISFI SM2 R-7717-E-4 STERLINGB side runout, var. 1
STA-40039-1 0-3 SMI-2 (EDP) SMZ STERLINGA side runout, var. 2
STA-40037-1 SP 0-4 SMI-1 (EDP) MISFI SM8 STERLINGB side runout, var. 2
STA-400 -̶3̶-̶1̶ 34-1 0-1 STERLING (EDP logo) MIA Side Runout
STA-400 -̶3̶-̶1̶ 34-1 0-1 STERLING (EDP logo) MIB Side Runout
ST-A-40034-SPSide A & B Labels
STA-40039-1 0-1 SM2-ISP STERLING (EDP)Runout both sides, variant 1
STA-40039-1 0-1 SM2-ISP STERLING (EDP)Side A runout, variant 2
STA-40039-1 0-1 SP STERLING (EDP)Side B runout, variant 2
ST-A-40039-SPLabel both sides
K 11665 A-2 STA-40039 W 7Runout side A, etched
K 11665 B-1 STA-40037 W 1Runout side B, etched
STERLINGRunout both sides, stamped
K 11665 A*Label side A
11665 - A2 STA-40039-1 SP 0-95M1-1 [EDP logo] STERLING R/S M1 S F1 SM7 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
STA-40037 11665 - ̶1̶1̶6̶7̶0̶ B1x STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
11665 - A2 STA-40039-1 SP 0-95 M1-1 [EDP logo] M1 SF1 SM7 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
STA-40037 11665 - ̶1̶1̶6̶7̶0̶ B1 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Atlantic 45 3831First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Australia | Atlantic 45 383 / Atlantic 45 3831First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Brazil | Atlantic 10.150First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3831First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3831First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3831First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3831First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73035First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic 11 688First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic PRO 535First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 11 6657", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | Guatemala | Atlantic 3831First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Atlantic W 11665First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic P-1552AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic P-1552AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Spain | Atlantic 1.511 / Atlantic 15117", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
37 vinyl pressings of Urgent are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1981 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 3831, released June 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3831, PR 393, K 11665, ATL 11 665) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-40037-1 SM1-1 [EDP logo] MISFI SMIO STERLING and 0-1 SM2-1 SP STA-40039-1 [EDP logo] MI 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.
