Vinyl pressings
by Lou Reed · 1978
Street Hassle 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.
29 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 16 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.
AB-4169-SA-RE2-2 D 11 1T STERLINGSide A, hand-etched / stamped runout, variant 1
AB-4169-SB-RE2-1C X 6 SX Z 5 STERLINGSide B, hand-etched / stamped runout, variant 1
AB- 4169-RE1-SA 1B BI⁰ STERLINGSide A, hand-etched / stamped runout, variant 2
AB-4169-SB-RE2 - 1D A Z S STERLINGSide B, hand-etched / stamped runout, variant 2
STERLING 77 AB-4169-RE1- SASide A, Etched/Stamped, variant 1
STERLING 77 AB-4169-SB-RE2-1C X 6 STERLING SX Z 5Side B, Etched/Stamped, variant 1
AB-4169-RE1- SA STERLING 77Side A, Etched (exc. STERLING), variant 2
AB-4169-SB-RE2 STERLING 77Side B, Etched (exc. STERLING), variant 2
AB-4169-RE1-SA STERLING XTSide A, Etched/Stamped, variant 1
AB-4169-SB-RE2-1 STERLING B TISide B, Etched/Stamped, variant 1
AB-4169-SA-RE2-2 C STERLING 1TSide A, Etched/Stamped, variant 2
AB-4169-SB-RE2-1C SX SXT 3 STERLING 1SSide B, Etched/Stamped, variant 2
1S AB-4169-RE1-SA 1B A5 STERLINGSide 1 etched Sterling stamped, variant 1
1S AB-4169-SB-RE2-1C A7 STERLINGSide 2 etched Sterling stamped, variant 1
1S AB-4169-RE1-SA 1B A8 STERLINGSide 1 etched Sterling stamped, variant 2
1S AB-4169-SB-RE2-1C A8 STERLINGSide 2 etched Sterling stamped, variant 2
P AB-4169-RE1-SA 1 A STERLINGSide A etched,stamped
P AB-4169-SB-RE2 1 STERLINGSide B etched,stamped
AB 4169 SASide A label
AB 4169 SBSide B label
AB-4169-RE1-SA STERLINGRunout side A
AB-4169-SB-RE2 STERLINGRunout side B
AB 4169 SASide A label
AB 4169 SBSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Arista AL.4169 / Arista AL 4169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | Arista 4C058-60445 / Arista 4 C 058-60445First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Arista 31C 064 60445First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Arista 31C 064 60445First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Arista 2C 068-60 445 / Arista 2C 068 60445First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Arista 1C 064-60 445 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-60 445First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Arista 1C 064-60 445 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-60 445LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Greece | Arista 14C 062-60445First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | EMI 14C 062-60445 / Arista 14C 062-60445LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Italy | Arista ARS 39050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Arista 3C 064-60 445First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Arista 3C 064-60 445First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Arista IES-81086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Arista IES-81086First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Arista / Arista 5N 058N-60445LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Arista L 37205 / Arista L-37205LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Italy | Arista ARS 25006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Arista 18RS-24LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | Arista I-201127 / Arista I-201.127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Arista 88985349071 / Arista AB-4169LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | US | Arista 88985349071LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Europe | Arista 88985349071 / Arista AB-4169LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Arista 201 127LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Scandinavia | Arista 7C 062-60445LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Arista I-201127 / Arista I-201.127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Arista 5B 201127 / Arista 5B 201127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Arista I-201127 / Arista I-201 127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista AL-8499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista AB 4169LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista AB 4169LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Arista AL-8499LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
50 vinyl pressings of Street Hassle are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1978 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Arista AB 4169, released February 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB 4169, SPART 1045, 5N 058-60445, AL.4169) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB-4169-SA-RE2-2 D 11 1T STERLING and AB-4169-SB-RE2-1C X 6 SX Z 5 STERLING. 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.
