Vinyl pressings
by Lou Reed · 1976
Charley's Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PB-10573-A-1 JR A2 1Runout side A, stamped, except [JR] etched
PB-10573-B-1 JR 1 CRunout side B, stamped, except [JR] etched
PB-10573-ALabel side-A
PB-10573-BLabel side-B
PB-10573-A-4 JRVariant 1, Side A
PB-10573-A-4 JRVariant 1, Side B
A1 PB-10573-A-1 JR A 1Variant 2, Side A
PB-10573-A-1 JR A2 1Variant 2, Side B
FKAS 31018 1S - 1A - 3Runout side A
FKAS 31019 1S - 1A 1Runout side B
FKAS 31018Label side A
FKAS 31019Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | RCA Victor 102759First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Australia | RCA Victor 102759First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor PB 10573First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | RCA Victor PB-10573 / RCA Victor 26.11405First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA SS-3005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 102759First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | RCA Victor PB-10573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA PB-10573First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA PB-10573First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2666First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | RCA JB-10573First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor PB-10573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2666First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA PB 10573 / RCA Victor PB 10573First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA PB 10573 / RCA Victor PB 10573First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Charley's Girl are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor PB-10573.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-10573, JB-10573, RCA 2666, PB 10573) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB-10573-A-1 JR A2 1 and PB-10573-B-1 JR 1 C. 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.
