Vinyl pressings
by Graham Parker And The Shot · 1985
Steady Nerves was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
R / S Alsdorf 960388-1 A2 < T > DRunout side A, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 960388-1 B2 < T > DRunout side B, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 960388-1 A2 < T > SFRunout side A, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 960388-1 B2 < T > SFRunout side B, variant 2
STE-60388-A-2 TOO SOON TO TELL STERLING [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 1
STE-60388-B-2 TO MUCH TIME TO SINK STERLING [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 1
STE-60388-A-2 1-1 TOO SOON TO TELL STERLING [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 2
STE-60388-B-2 1-4 TO MUCH TIME TO SINK STERLING [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 2
ST-E-60388-A-ARA Side Label
ST-E-60388-B-ARB Side Label
STE-60388-A-2 SRC 1-2 SPAR TOO SOON TO TELL STERLING Δ9191 B-20909A Side Etch exc Sterling, SRC[logo] stamps
STE-60388-B-2 1-2 SRC TOO MUCH TIME TO SINK B-20910 Δ9191-X SPAR 0-B Side Etch exc SRC[logo] stamp
STE-60388-A-2 [SRC Logo] 1-1 Too Soon To Tell STERLINGEtched Side A, except [SRC Logo] & STERLING stamped
STE-60388-B-2 1-1 [SRC Logo] Too Much Brine To Sink STERLINGEtched Side B, except [SRC Logo] & STERLING stamped
ST-E-60388-A-SPLabel Side A
ST-E-60388-B-SPLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | WEA 83916First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | Liberation Records LIB 5048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Elektra 96 03881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Elektra 960 388-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Ireland | Elektra EKT 4 / Elektra 960 388-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | Elektra 96 0388-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Mexico | Elektra LWE-6387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | Elektra L 96 0388-1 / Elektra 96 0388-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | Elektra 96 0388-1First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | UK & Europe | Elektra 960 388-1 / Elektra EKT 4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Elektra 9 60388-1 / Elektra 60388-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Elektra 9 60388-1 / Elektra 60388-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Elektra E1-60388LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | Elektra 9 60388-1 / Elektra 60388-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Elektra P-13108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Steady Nerves are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK & Europe, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Elektra 960 388-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 960 388-1, 9 60388-1, P-13108, LIB 5048) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 960388-1 A2 < T > D and R / S Alsdorf 960388-1 B2 < T > D. 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.
