Vinyl pressings
by Koxo · 1982
Step By Step was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, 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.
-1L cgd DD 30-4-82 LEOPARDTRONICSRunout side A, etched/stamped
-2L- cgd DD 30-4-82 LEOPARDTRONICSRunout side B, etched/stamped
KX 105/ALabel side A
KX 105/BLabel side B
72 VIP 10436 - 1N [cgd logo] DD 18 - 10 - 82A-side run-out etching
72 VIP 10436 - 2N [cgd logo] DD 18 - 10 - 82B-side run-out etching
72 VIP 10436- 1NA-side label
72 VIP 10436- 2NB-side label
-1L cgd DD 30-4-82 LEOPARDTRONICSRunout side A, etched/stamped
-2L- cgd DD 30-4-82 LEOPARDTRONICSRunout side B, etched/stamped
KX 105/ALabel side A
KX 105/BLabel side B
SAM-A-1-A+B/SAM-A1/107-83-08/A+B SNBSide A/B, etched runout
107-83-08-ASide A, label
107-83-08-BSide B, label
290 025 1Label Side A
290 025 2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Six A.M. Records SAM-A1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | Barclay 290 025First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | France | Barclay 100.272 / Barclay 100 272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Blow Up INT 125.510First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Greece | Music-Box M. BOX 10124First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Italy | Interstate Records KX 105First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | VIP VIP 10436 / CGD VIP 10436First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Six A.M. Records SamA1 107-8308First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Italy | Interstate Records KX 105First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Friends Records FR 12040First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Friends Records FRS 40First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Blow Up INT 110.5217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Mexico | Trebol TI 7063612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Mexico | Musart MI 309907", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | Zafiro OOS - 57512" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Six A.M. Records SAM-12A112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Step By Step are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Italy, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Interstate Records KX 105.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KX 105, VIP 10436, SamA1 107-8308, SAM-A1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, -1L cgd DD 30-4-82 LEOPARDTRONICS and -2L- cgd DD 30-4-82 LEOPARDTRONICS. 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.
