Vinyl pressings
by Greg Kihn Band · 1981
Rockihnroll 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.
11 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 7 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.
BZ 10069-A-SP 1-1 B-15511-SPSide A runout, variant 1
BZ 10069-B-SP 1-2 B-15512-SPSide B runout, variant 1
BZ 10069-A-SP 1-1 B-15511-SPSide A runout, variant 2
BZ 10069-B-SP 1-3 B-15512-SP 1-Side B runout, variant 2
BZ 10069-A1- AR B-15511Etched A side
BZ 10069-B1- AR B-15512Etched B side
BZ-10069-ALabel A side
BZ-10069-BLabel B side
BSK-S-85213.A.1 VSide A Etched
BSK.S. 85213 B1 V 2Side B Etched
LIB 5005 A APSide 1 runout hand etched
LIB 5005 B APSide 2 runout hand etched
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 | Canada | Beserkley XBZ-10069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Beserkley XBZ-10069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Beserkley BSK 85213 / Beserkley 85213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Beserkley SUX-205-SEFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | WEA Z20013 / Beserkley Z20013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Beserkley S BSK 85213 / CBS Records S BSK 85213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Beserkley BZ-10069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Beserkley BZ-10069First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Beserkley BZ-10069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Beserkley BZ-10069LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1981 | US | Beserkley BZ-10069First yearLP, Advance, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Advance, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | Liberation Records LIB-5005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Mexico | Musart EDI-60694LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Peru | Elektra Y- ELK 0010069.1LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Peru | Elektra Y- ELK 0010069.1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Rockihnroll are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Beserkley BZ-10069.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BZ-10069, S BSK 85213, LIB-5005, XBZ-10069) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BZ 10069-A-SP 1-1 B-15511-SP and BZ 10069-B-SP 1-2 B-15512-SP. 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.
