Vinyl pressings
by Jefferson Starship · 1978
Runaway was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, 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.
FB-11274A-3S ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀ JG I Λ3Run-out Side A, etched (ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀ I Λ3 stamped)
FB-11274 B - 10S ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀ I B1Run-out Side B, etched (ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀ I B1 stamped)
FB 1274 ALabel Side A
FB 1274 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Grunt 103171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Grunt FB-11274First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Japan | Grunt SS-3158First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | Grunt FB-1274First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | Grunt FB-1274First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Grunt FB 1274First year7", Single, Stereo, 45 RPM | 7", Single, Stereo, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Grunt FB-1274First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Grunt JD-11303First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Promo, Limited | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Promo, Limited |
| 1978 | US | Grunt FB-11274First year7", Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Grunt JB-11274 / Grunt FB-11274First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Grunt FB-11274First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Runaway are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Grunt FB-11274, released May 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FB-11274, JD-11303, JB-11274, FB 1274) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FB-11274A-3S ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀ JG I Λ3 and FB-11274 B - 10S ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-ᴀ I B1. 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.
