US
1988- Label and catalog number
- Street Art Records HAL 1284
- Format
- 12"
Vinyl pressings
by L'Trimm · 1988
Cars With The Boom was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 2 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.
HAL-1284-A-RE-1 Busta FULLERSOUND MFRunout Side A
HAL-1284-B-RE-1 FULLERSOUND MFRunout Side B
STDM-56105-1 FULLERSOUND MF SRCSide 1
STDM-56107-1 FULLERSOUND MF SRCSide 2
STA-56104-2 α R-21417-2 △ 22412side A (etched)
STA-56106-2 α R-21418-2 △ 22413side b (etched)
FULLERSOUND MF B-32872-1 STDM-56105-1 SP-AR 22408 1-2Side A
FULLERSOUND MF B-32873-2 STDM-56107-1 22409 1-1Side B
STA-56104-1 1-1 FULLERSOUND MF SPSide A Runout
STA-56106-1 1-1 FULLERSOUND MF SPSide B Runout
ST-A-56104-SPSide A Label
ST-A-56106-SPSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 65060First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic DMD 1247First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Street Art Records HAL 1284First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | US | Time-X Records HAL 1284First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 0-86506First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-89005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-89005First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Time-X Records HAL 1284First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Time-X Records HAL 1284First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | US | Time-X Records HAL 1284First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic PR 2488First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 0-86506First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7-89005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Time-X Records HAL 784First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Cars With The Boom are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Canada. One of them is Street Art Records HAL 1284.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HAL 1284, 0-86506, 7-89005, HAL 784) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.