Vinyl pressings
by Icehouse · 1983
Street Café 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.
17 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 8 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.
C OOLX 1 A// 1∇420 P toneRunout Side A, variant 1
COOLX 1 B// 1∇420 PRunout Side B, variant 1
C OOLX 1 A// 1∇420 P 1 1 6 toneRunout Side A, variant 2
COOLX 1 B//1∇420 P 1 1 5Runout Side B, variant 2
COOL-P-1-A ORLAKEA-Side Runout
COOL-P-1-B ORLAKEB-Side Runout
COOL 1 A//1▽420 P 11 4Stamped Runout, Side A
COOL 1 B//1▽420 P 11 5Stamped Runout, Side B
toneHand Etched Runout, Side A
tone.Hand Etched Runout, Side B
C OOLX 1 A// 1∇420 P toneRunout Side A
COOLX 1 B// 1∇420 PRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 105 391 / Chrysalis 105 391-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 105 391First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Chrysalis 600 862-213 / Chrysalis 600 862First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHS 2691First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 105 086First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Portugal | Chrysalis 814 001-7First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Chrysalis CHS 2691First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis COOLP 1First year7", Picture Disc, 45 RPM, Single · Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc, 45 RPM, Single · Picture disc |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2691First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis COOL 1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis COOLX 1 / Chrysalis COOLXIFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis COOL 1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis COOLX 1 / Chrysalis COOLXIFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis COOL 1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Australia | Regular Records RRSP 722First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Street Café are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Australia, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is Chrysalis COOLX 1, released April 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COOLX 1, COOLP 1, CHS 2691, COOL 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C OOLX 1 A// 1∇420 P tone and COOLX 1 B// 1∇420 P. 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.
