Vinyl pressings
by Nona Hendryx · 1987
Female Trouble 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.
13 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
ST-1-17248-Z2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A runout, variant 1
ST-2-17248-Z1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side B runout, variant 1
ST-1-17248-Z1 1-1 SRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A runout, variant 2
ST-2-17248-Z1 SRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1-17248-Z1 1-2 [SRC logo] ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. B-26965-Z1 △16003 0- SPARSide A runout
ST-2-17248-Z1 SPAR [SRC logo] ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. 1-2 B-26966-Z1 △16003-X 0-Side B runout
(etched)ST-1-17248-Z2 (stamped)SRC(logo) (upside down, etched) 1-2 (stamped)ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A runout
(etched)ST-1-17248-Z10 (stamped)SRC(logo) ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (etched) 1-2Side B runout
AML 3120 A-1-1-1-T1 DDSide A
AML 3120 B-1-1-1-1 NICKZ DSide 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 | Australia | EMI America ST 240764First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | EMI America 31C 64 2407641First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | EMI America ST-17248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | EMI America 064 24 0764-1 / EMI America 1A 064-24 0764 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | EMI America 64 2407641First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | EMI America EYS-91227 / EMI America ST2-17248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | EMI America EYS-91227 / EMI America ST2-17248First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Mexico | EMI America SLEM-1475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | EMI America SO(V) 2407641First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | EMI America AML 3120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | EMI America ST-17248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | EMI America ST-17248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | EMI America ST-17248LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | EMI America ST-17248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Female Trouble are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is EMI America ST-17248.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-17248, AML 3120, ST 240764, 31C 64 2407641) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-17248-Z2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. and ST-2-17248-Z1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.. 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.
