Vinyl pressings
by Foreigner · 1979
Women 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.
8 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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-37505-4 △106637 RTB-4 STERLINGSide A Runout, Etched
STA-37509-3 △106638 RTB-3 STERLINGSide B Runout, Etched
ST-A-37505 MOSide A Label
ST-A-37509 MOSide B Label
A-37505-1 SP RTB-1 1-1 STERLINGRunout mono side
STA-37505-1 SP RTB-1 1-1 STERLINGRunout stereo side
A-37505-SPLabel mono side
ST-A-37505-SPLabel stereo side
A-37505-SPMono side label
ST-A-37505-SPStereo side label
A-37505-2 △106639 3651 RTB-2 STERLINGMono side runout
STA-37505-4 △106637 RTB-4 STERLINGStereo side runout
A-37505 MOMono side label
ST-A-37505 MOStereo side label
AT-3651-A (2)Runout side A, etched
AT-3651-BRunout side B, etched
ST-A-37505Label side A
ST-A-37509Label 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 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3651First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3651First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-552AFirst year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45 3651First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic 3651First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic 3651First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic 3651First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic 3651First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-552A7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Atlantic 36517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 114567", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Atlantic K 11456 / Atlantic 36517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Women are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, New Zealand, Japan. One of them is Atlantic 3651.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3651, AT 3651, 45 3651, P-552A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-37505-4 △106637 RTB-4 STERLING and STA-37509-3 △106638 RTB-3 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.
