Vinyl pressings
by Petra · 1986
Back To The Street was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SRR 2073 A1 BRunout, side A, Variant 1
SRR 2073 B1 5 ARunout, side B, Variant 1
SRR 2073 A1 ARunout, side A, Variant 2
SRR 2073 B1 ARunout, side B, Variant 2
7-10207386-0-A FutureDisc EMWEtched side A
7-10207386-0-B EMWEtched side B
SPO 5143A RCA 1 FUTURE DISC I A1ARunout, side A
SPO 5143B RCA 1 FUTURE DISC I A1CRunout, side B
SPO 5143A ESI FUTURE DISC EmwRunout side A
SPO 5143 B ESI 2 EmwRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Star Song 7-102-07386-0 / Star Song 7102073860First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | A&M Records L-38653First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | A&M Records SP 5143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Star Song 7-102-07386-0 / Star Song SSR0073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK & Europe | Star Song SRR 2073First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Star Song 7-102-07386-0First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | A&M Records SP 5143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Star Song SSR 8073 / Star Song 7-102-07386-0First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Star Song 7-102-07386-0 / Star Song 7102073860First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | A&M Records SP 5143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Girder Records GR1119LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Back To The Street are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1986 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK & Europe, US, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Star Song SRR 2073.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRR 2073, 7-102-07386-0, SP 5143, SSR 8073) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRR 2073 A1 B and SRR 2073 B1 5 A. 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.
