Vinyl pressings
by Hot Streak · 1983
Body Work was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 12 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.
EZS-7503-A Z2#2 ─◁ "JELLybEAN ROCKS ThE HOUSE" HERbiE JR :<) ANgiEEtched A side
EZS·7503·B·Z3#2 ─◁Etched B side
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKStamped A side
HERbiE JR :<) ANgiE "JELLybEAN ROCKS ThE HOUSE" EZS-7503-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKA side runout etch
HERbiE JR :<) EZS-7503-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKB side runout etch
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v) Angie "Jellybean Rock The House" EZS-7503-A Z3 —◁A-Side Runout Etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v) EZS-7503-B-DJ Z1 —◁B-Side Runout Etching
EZS-7503 A DJA-Side Label
EZS-7503 B DJB-Side Label
POSPX642A//1▽420W 11 5Side A, runout, stamped, variant 1
POSPX642B//1▽420W 11 11Side B, runout, stamped, variant 1
POSPX642A//1▽420W 11 14Side A, runout, stamped, variant 2
POSPX642B//1▽420W 11 4Side B, runout, stamped, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Powderworks POWT 0165First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Australia | Powderworks POW 0165First year7", Single, 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Australia | Powderworks POWT 0165First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1983 | Brazil | Som Livre 401.7058First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Polydor PDSX 2236First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Polydor PDS 2236First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | France | Polydor 815 360-1 YFirst year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 815 360-1 Y / Polydor 815 360-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 815 360-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Polydor 815 360-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Polydor 815 360-1First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Polydor 815 360-1First year12", EP, 45 RPM | 12", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Polydor 815 360-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Portugal | Polydor 815 360-7First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | South Africa | Transistor 12 CBK (C) 5001First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | BCM Records BCM 1275512", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Easy Street Records ESR-2630-17", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
34 vinyl pressings of Body Work are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1983 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Easy Street Records EZS-7503.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EZS-7503, EZS-4503, EZS-7503 DJ, POSPX 642) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EZS-7503-A Z2#2 ─◁ "JELLybEAN ROCKS ThE HOUSE" HERbiE JR :<) ANgiE and EZS·7503·B·Z3#2 ─◁. 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.
