Vinyl pressings
by Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons · 1979
Screaming Targets 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.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 11 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.
20 SMX 54437 [image of a lyre] LONDON 8ASide A Runout Groove Hand-Etched
14 SMX54438 [image of a lyre] LONDON 8ASide B Runout Groove Hand-Etched
SMX-54437Side A Label
SMX-54438Side B Label
20 SMX 54437 [image of a lyre] LONDON 8ASide A Runout variant 1 Etched
14 SMX54438 [image of a lyre] LONDON 8ASide B Runout variant 1 Etched
11 SMX 54437 [image of a lyre] LONDON 8ASide A Runout variant 2 Etched, except for "11"
7 SMX 54438 [image of a lyre] LONDON 8ASide B Runout variant 2 Etched, except for "7"
WEA-99049-A PFRunout side A
WEA-99049-B PFRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Mushroom L 36973First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | WEA WEA 99 094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | WEA WEA 99 094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | WEA WEA 99 094First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | Greece | WEA 99094First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1979 | Greece | WEA 99094LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 1979 | Japan | WEA P-10829JFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | WEA P-10829JFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | WEA WEA 99 094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Mushroom L 36973First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | WEA WEA 99 094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | WEA International WIC 5008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | WEA K 99094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | WEA K99094First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1979 | Zambia | Wea International WIC 5008 / Warner Bros. Records WIC 5008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia JC 36442LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | WEA International U 99094LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | WEA International U 99094LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36442 / Full Moon NJC 36442LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36442 / Columbia NJC 36442LP, Promo, Album · Promo | LP, Promo, Album · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36442 / Columbia NJC 36442LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36442 / Columbia 36442LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Mushroom MRL.3697312", Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Australia | Mushroom L 36973LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Screaming Targets are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Australia, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Mushroom L 36973, released July 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L 36973, K 99094, K99094, WEA 99 094) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 20 SMX 54437 [image of a lyre] LONDON 8A and 14 SMX54438 [image of a lyre] LONDON 8A. 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.
