Vinyl pressings
by Malcolm McLaren · 1983
D'ya Like Scratchin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year. 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.
SRC STIL835327·E-1̶ 1-1 STERLINGRunout side A var. 1
SRC STIL835328·E-1̶ 1-1 STERLINGRunout side B var. 1
SRC ST-IL-835327-A 1-1 STERLINGRunout side A var. 2
SRC ST-IL-835328-C 1-1 STERLINGRunout side B var. 2
STIL835327-A SPAR B-18796 SLM △5735 1-2- [SRC logo] STERLINGRunout etched side A
ST-IL-835328-C B-18797 SLM △5735-X 1-2-SM1- 1̶-̶2̶ SPAR [SRC logo] STERLINGRunout etched side B
ST-IL-835327-ARSide A label
ST-IL-835328-ARSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Island Records 90124-1-B / Island Records 7 90124-1-BFirst yearLP, Mini-Album, Stereo | LP, Mini-Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Island Records 90124-1-B / Island Records 7 90124-1-BFirst yearLP, Mini-Album, Stereo | LP, Mini-Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Island Records 90124LP, Mini-Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Mini-Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | Australia | Virgin CLAM 1LP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1984 | Australia | Virgin CLAM 1 / Charisma CLAM 1LP, Album, Mixed, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Mixed, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Charisma VLEP 401 / Virgin VLEP 401LP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1984 | Europe | Virgin 206 336-250 / Virgin 206 336LP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1984 | France | Charisma 70 256 / Charisma 70256LP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1984 | Greece | Charisma 062-VG 50067 / Virgin VG 5006712", Mini-Album, Mixed, Stereo | 12", Mini-Album, Mixed, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | Charisma 062-VG 5006712" | 12" |
| 1984 | Italy | Virgin VINX 62 / Charisma VINX 62LP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1984 | Portugal | Virgin 623205 / Charisma 623205LP, Album, Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Mixed, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | Virgin E 206336 / Charisma E 206336LP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1984 | UK | Charisma CLAM 1 / Virgin CLAM 1LP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Check Your Head Records CYH02812" | 12" |
15 vinyl pressings of D'ya Like Scratchin' are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US. One of them is Island Records 90124-1-B.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 90124-1-B) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC STIL835327·E-1̶ 1-1 STERLING and SRC STIL835328·E-1̶ 1-1 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.
