Vinyl pressings
by Foreigner · 1981
Waiting For A Girl Like You 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.
33 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 15 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.
ST-A-40407-SP 0-2 SM1-3 STERLING [EDP logo]A-Side Runout, Variant 1
ST-A-40035-3 SP 0-1 SM1-1 STERLING [EDP logo]B-Side Runout, Variant 1
ST-A-40407-4 M1 SF1 0-1 SM1-4 STERLING [EDP logo]A-Side Runout, Variant 2
ST-A-40035-3 SP M1 SF1 SM 4 STERLING [EDP logo]B-Side Runout, Variant 2
STA-40407-2 R-8212-2 STERLINGRunout Side A
STA-40035-1 R-8226-1 STERLINGRunout Side B
ST-A-40407-ARLabel Side A
ST-A-40035-ARLabel Side B
A - 40407- 2 SP 0-2 SM 2-1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ EDP MIRun-out A mono, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ EDP stamps)
STA-40407-4 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ EDP MI S F1 SM1 0-1SM1-2Run-out B stereo, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ EDP stamps)
A-40407-SPA-side label
ST-A-40407-SPB-side label
A-40407-1 ɑ R-8211-1 STERLINGMono side runout
STA-40407-1 ɑ R-8212-1 STERLINGStereo side runout
A-40407-ARMono side label
ST-A-40407-ARStereo side label
K-11696-A STRAWBERRY W-60Run-out side A, variant 1
K-11696-B STRAWBERRY W 54Run-out side B, variant 1
K-11696-A STRAWBERRY W-7 KDRun-out side A, variant 2
K-11696-B STRAWBERRY W 5Run-out 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 3868First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Benelux | Atlantic ATL 11.705 / Atlantic ATL.11.705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Benelux | Atlantic ATL 11.705 / Atlantic ATL.11.705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3868First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3868First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3868First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3868First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3868First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Chile | Quatro 3868 / Atlantic 3868First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73036First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic PRO 567First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic 11696 / Atlantic 11 696First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic PRO 567First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Ireland | Atlantic K 11696First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | Atlantic K 11696First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Europe | Atlantic 7567-87493-7 / Atlantic A 74937", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1992 | Spain | Atlantic 7567-87493-77" | 7" |
| 1992 | UK | Atlantic A 7493 / Atlantic A74937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
41 vinyl pressings of Waiting For A Girl Like You are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1981 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is Atlantic 3868, released September 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3868, PR 406, K 11696, K11696) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-40407-SP 0-2 SM1-3 STERLING [EDP logo] and ST-A-40035-3 SP 0-1 SM1-1 STERLING [EDP logo]. 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.
