Vinyl pressings
by Ian Lloyd · 1979
Goose Bumps was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ST-SB-794337BB MR(circled) △24435 ② STERLING (PR)A side runout etch, exc MR STERLING stamp
ST-SB-794338BB MR(circled) △24435-x (3) STERLING (PR)B side runout etch, exc MR STERLING stamp
ST-SB-794337-MOA side label
ST-SB-794338-MOB side label
ST-SB-794337BBB-1 PRC (PR) STERLINGRunout side A
ST-SB-794338BBB-1 PRC (PR) STERLINGRunout side B
ST-SB-794337-RILabel side A
ST-SB-794338-RILabel side B
ST-SB-794337 (PR)Runout, Side A, Hand-etched - variant 1
ST-SB-794338 (PR)Runout, Side B, Hand-etched - variant 1
ST-SB-794337B (PR) STERLINGRunout, Side A, Hand-etched, STERLING stamped- variant 2
ST-SB-794338B (PR)P STERLINGRunout, Side B, Hand-etched, STERLING stamped - variant 2
ST-SB-794337 (PR)Runout, Side A, Hand-etched
ST-SB-794338 (PR)Runout, Side B, Hand-etched
ST-SB-794337-PROn Label, Side A
ST-SB-794338-PROn Label, Side B
ST-SB-794337-PRA side label
ST-SB-794338-PRB side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Unknown | Scotti Bros. Records SB 7104First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Australia | Scotti Bros. Records SB 7104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Scotti Bros. Records QSB 7104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records SB 50 655First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records SB 50 655LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Japan | Scotti Bros. Records P-10752SFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Scotti Bros. Records P-10752SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Scotti Bros. Records SB 7104First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Scotti Bros. Records SB 7104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Scotti Bros. Records SB 7104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Scotti Bros. Records SB 7104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Scotti Bros. Records SB 7104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Scotti Bros. Records K 50655First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5376LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records 26 14 004 / Bellaphon 26 14 004LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Scotti Bros. Records C25Y0003LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Scotti Bros. Records C25Y0003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | South Korea | Scotti Bros. Records C25Y0003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records 147.341LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Europe | Scotti Bros. Records 848 837-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records 260 14 004 / Bellaphon 260 14 004LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Goose Bumps are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Scotti Bros. Records SB 7104, released August 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SB 7104, K 50655, QSB 7104, SB 50 655) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-SB-794337BB MR(circled) △24435 ② STERLING (PR) and ST-SB-794338BB MR(circled) △24435-x (3) STERLING (PR). 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.
