Vinyl pressings
by Pete Townshend · 1980
Rough Boys was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 11 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.
K 11460 A-1 TY-CBSSide A runout, variant 1
K 11460 B-1 timtomSide B runout, variant 1
K 11460 A-1 1 TY-CBS D AE D̶T̶ ̶4̶Side A runout, variant 2
K 11460 B-1 timtom 1 D Z D̶T̶ ̶4̶Side B runout, variant 2
ST-80C-38107-SPLabel A
ST-80C-38111-SPLabel B
7318 O 80C-38107-2 @toip Δ107149Mono side runout, etched
Δ107150 7318 O ST-80C38107-4 @tcipStereo side runout, etched
80C-38107 MOMono side label matrix
ST-80C-38107 MOStereo side label matrix
P-568T1A label
P-568T2B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | ATCO Records 45-5425First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | ATCO Records 7318First year7", Promo, 45 RPM, White Label · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM, White Label · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | ATCO Records 7318First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | France | ATCO Records 11 460First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | ATCO Records ATC 11 460 ⓃFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Italy | Atlantic W 11460First year7" | 7" |
| 1980 | Italy | Atlantic W 11460First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | ATCO Records ATL 11.460First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45 5425First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | ATCO Records 45-1957First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | UK | ATCO Records K11460 / ATCO Records K 11460First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | ATCO Records 7318First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | ATCO Records 7318First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | ATCO Records 7318First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | ATCO Records 7318First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Rough Boys are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is ATCO Records K11460.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K11460, 7318, P-568T, 45-5425) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 11460 A-1 TY-CBS and K 11460 B-1 timtom. 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.
