Vinyl pressings
by George Thorogood & The Destroyers · 1982
Bad To The Bone was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, the album's first year, in 11 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•1-17076 • Z•20 #1 DC FWNY 0A-side runout, variant 1
ST•2-17076 • Z•19 #3 DC FW/NY 0B-side runout, variant 1
ST-1-17076 8-19 DC FW/NY OA-side runout, variant 2
ST-2-17076-Z19 DC FW/NY 0B-side runout, variant 2
ST-1-17076-P-32 1-1 MASTERED BY EMI/ᴬ M.M [SRC logo]Side A runout
ST-2-17076-P-31 [SRC logo] MASTERED BY EMI/ᴬ M.M 1-1Side B runout
ST-1-17076-Z26 #5 ─◁ DC FW/NYSide A, etched, Variant 1
ST-2-17076-Z-22 #3 ─◁ DC FW/NYSide B, etched, Variant 1
ST-1-17076-Z26 ─◁ DC FW/NYSide A, etched, Variant 2
ST-2-17076-Z-22 #2 ─◁ DC FW/NYSide B, etched, Variant 2
ST-17076Side A and B
ST-1-17076 Z•18• ( ) * FWNYAll etched
ST-2-17076 - Z•27• ~ * FWNYAll etched
ST-1-17076-Z-30 #1 ─̶◁̶ DC FW/NY 0Side A runout
ST-2-17076-Z̶-21 #1 ─̶◁̶ DC FW/NY 0Side B runout
ST-1-17076-Z 26A
ST-2-17076-Z-19 #2B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Unknown | EMI America ST-17076First yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | Australia & New Zealand | EMI America ST-17076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia & New Zealand | EMI America ST-17076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | EMI America 31C 064 400118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | EMI America ST-17076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | EMI America ST 517076 / EMI America ST-517076LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Canada | EMI America ST-17076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | EMI America 1A 064-400118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | EMI America 2C 070-400118 / EMI America 2C 070-400.118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | EMI America 3C 064-57026First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | EMI America EYS-81536First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | EMI America EYS-81536First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | EMI America ST-17076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | EMI America 11C078-400118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | EMI America AML 3024 / EMI America OC 062-400118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP94LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP94LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Capitol Records 00602567252757 / EMI America 00602567252757LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | EMI America B0027831-01 / Capitol Records B0027831-01LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Capitol Records B0027831-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI America 064 7 46083 1 / EMI America 064-7 46083 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | EMI-Manhattan Records E1-46083LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of Bad To The Bone are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1982 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil and more. One of them is EMI America ST-17076, released August 9, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-17076, ST-517076, AML 3024, 31C 064 400118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST•1-17076 • Z•20 #1 DC FWNY 0 and ST•2-17076 • Z•19 #3 DC FW/NY 0. 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.
