Vinyl pressings
by Girlschool · 1981
Hit And Run 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 18 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.
BRON 534 A//1▽ESC 1 1 4 5 JONZSide A runout, variant 1
BRON 534 B//1▽ESC 1 1 8 SOUND CLINICSide B runout, variant 1
BRON 534 A//1▽ESC 1 1 4 JONZSide A runout, variant 2
BRON 534 B//1▽ESC 1 1 4 5 SOUND CLINICSide B runout, variant 2
BRON 534 A ORSide 1
BRON 534 B OR SOUND CLINICSide 2
USE-18-A PRC-C-1-1 STERLINGA runout, variant 1
-B-USE-18- PRC-1-1 STERLINGB runout, variant 1
USE-18-A PRC-C-1-1 STERLINGA runout, variant 2
USE-18- PRC-1-1 -B- STERLINGB runout, variant 2
USE-18-A PRC-C-1-1-1 -A- STERLINGA side runout
USE-18-A PRC-C-1-1 STERLING -BB side runout
USE-18-A-1-1-1 PRC 5 STERLINGA side runout (5 is inverted
USE-18-B--1-1-1 6 PRC STERLINGB side runout (6 is inverted
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 | Bronze L 37594First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Benelux | Bronze 203 556-320 / Bronze 203 556First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Benelux | Bronze 203 556 / Bronze 203 556-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | Bronze 203 556First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Solid Gold Records SGR-1003First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Canada | Solid Gold Records SGR 1003 / Solid Gold Records SGR-1003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Bronze 203 556 / Bronze 203 556-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Bronze BRO 2045 / Bronze BRON 534First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Bronze 893.045 / Bronze 893045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Bronze 203 556-270 / Bronze 203 556First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Bronze 203 556 / Bronze 203 556-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ireland | Bronze Bron 534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Bronze BROL 34534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Bronze BROL 34534LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Japan | Bronze VIP-6779First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Earmark 41019 PLP, Album, Reissue, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Reissue, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 2004 | Italy | Earmark 41019LP, Album, Reissue, 7", Single, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue, 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK | Back On Black RCV191LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-881LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-881LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-881LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-881LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-881DLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-881ELP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bronze 203 556 / Bronze 203 556-320LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
44 vinyl pressings of Hit And Run are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1981 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Bronze BRON 534.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRON 534, USE-18, USE 18, 203 556) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BRON 534 A//1▽ESC 1 1 4 5 JONZ and BRON 534 B//1▽ESC 1 1 8 SOUND CLINIC. 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.
