Vinyl pressings
by Marius Müller-Westernhagen · 1981
Stinker was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
STRAWBERRY R/S ALSDORF 56 906 A6Runout side A, variant 1
STRAWBERRY R/S ALSDORF 56 906 B5Runout side B, variant 1
·STRAWBERRY· R/S ALSDORF 56 906 A5Runout side A, variant 2
·STRAWBERRY· R/S ALSDORF 56 906 B6xRunout side B, variant 2
STRAWBERRY. -020 R / S ALSDORF 56906 A5 Made in GermanyRunout side A
STRAWBERRY (G) 020 R / S ALSDORF 56906 B+2 II Made in GermanyRunout side B
81/005-ALabel side A, in parentheses
81/005-BLabel side B, in parentheses
STRAWBERRY. -020 R / S ALSDORF 56906 A5 Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 1
STRAWBERRY (G) 020 R / S ALSDORF 56906 B+2 III Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 1
· STRAWBERRY. -020 R / S ALSDORF 56906 A5 II Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
STRAWBERRY (G) 020 R / S ALSDORF 56906 B+2 II, Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 56906 A5 · STRAWBERRY·Runout A
R / S Alsdorf 56906 B6xxxx ·STRAWBERRY·Runout B
(81/005-A)Label A
(81/005-B)Label B
STRAWBERRY (G) R/S ALSDORF 56 906 A13
STRAWBERRY (G) R/S ALSDORF 56567 B3 56906-B³
·STRAWBERRY (C)· R/S Alsdorf 56906 A13Runout side A - Variant 1
·STRAWBERRY (C)· R/S Alsdorf 56906 B13Runout side B - Variant 1
·STRAWBERRY (C)· R/S Alsdorf 56906 A13Runout side A - Variant 2
·STRAWBERRY (C)· R/S Alsdorf 56906 B+Runout side B - Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 91 269 1 / Bertelsmann Club 91 269 1LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 27 386-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Germany | Warner Music Group Germany 5021732731814LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 906LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 906LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Stinker are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1981 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Germany. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 56 906, released April 2, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 56 906, 27 386-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STRAWBERRY R/S ALSDORF 56 906 A6 and STRAWBERRY R/S ALSDORF 56 906 B5. 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.
