Vinyl pressings
by Helen Schneider · 1981
Schneider With The Kick 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.
15 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 5 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 58294 A STERLINGRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 58294 BRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 58294 A2 STERLINGRunout side A, stamped, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 58294 BRunout side B, stamped, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 58294 A2xx STRAWBERRY ©Runout Side A
R/S Alsdorf 58294 BxRunout Side B
R/S Alsdorf 58294 A2 xxx STRAWBERRY (G)Runout side A
R/S Alsdorf 58294 B2 xx STERLINGRunout side B
(81/509-A)Side A & B printed on labels
Strawberry (G) R/S Alsdorf 58294 A2xxxA-side runout stamped
R/S Alsdorf 58294 BB-side runout stamped
(81/509-A)A & B-sides printed on labels
STRAWBERRY (C) R/S Alsdorf 58294 A2XXXXXRunout side A stamped/etched
R/S Alsdorf 58294 B2X sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRunout side B stamped/etched
(81/509-A)Side A/B printed on Labels
STRAWBERRY (C) R/S Alsdorf 58294 A2 XRunout side A stamped/etched
R/S Alsdorf 58294 B2x sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRunout side B stamped/etched
(81/509-A)Side A/B printed on Labels
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 | Austria | WEA WEA 58294 / WEA WEA 58 294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | WEA WEA 58 294 / WEA WEA 58294First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | WEA K 58294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | WEA WEA 58294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | WEA WEA 58 294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | WEA WEA 58294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA 58294 / WEA WEA 58 294First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA 91031 5 / Bertelsmann Club 91031 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA 58294First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA 58 294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA 58294LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA 58294 / WEA WEA 58 294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA 58294 / WEA WEA 58 294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | WEA 58294LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Greece | WEA 58294First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Schneider With The Kick are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Germany, Austria, Europe, Greece and more. One of them is WEA WEA 58294.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WEA 58294, 91031 5, WEA 58 294, K 58294) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 58294 A STERLING and R/S Alsdorf 58294 B. 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.
