Vinyl pressings
by MC Shan · 1987
Down By Law was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 3 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.
CCLP - 500 - A - RE HERbIE JR (smiley face)Side A runout - etched; variant 1
CCLP - 500 - B HERbIE JR (smiley face)Side B runout - etched; variant 1
CCLP-500-A HERbIE JR :^)Side A runout - etched; variant 2
CCLP-500-B HERbIE JR :^)Side B runout - etched; variant 2
CCLP-500-A HERBIE JRSide A
CCLP-500-B HERBIE JRSide B
R/S Alsdorf 925676-1-ASide A
R/S Alsdorf 925676-1-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Cold Chillin' 92 56761First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Cold Chillin' 925676-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Cold Chillin' CCLP 500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Cold Chillin' CCLP 500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Cold Chillin' CCLP 500LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Australia | Cold Chillin' 25676-1 / Warner Bros. Records 25676-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Cold Chillin' CC 9002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Traffic Entertainment Group TEG-77506-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Cold Chillin' 1-25676 / Cold Chillin' 9 25676-1LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cold Chillin' 1-25676 / Cold Chillin' 9 25676-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Cold Chillin' 1-25676 / Cold Chillin' 9 25676-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of Down By Law are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1987 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Cold Chillin' CCLP 500.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CCLP 500, 92 56761, 925676-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CCLP - 500 - A - RE HERbIE JR (smiley face) and CCLP - 500 - B HERbIE JR (smiley face). 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.
