Vinyl pressings
by Pressure Drop · 1982
Rock The House (You'll Never Be) was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, 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.
TB-827-A Herbie Jr :>) "It's Hot" "I Say Hey To Angie M" MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKA side runout, full inscription
TB-827-B Herbie Jr :>) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKB side runout, full inscription
TB-827-A Herbie Jr :>) "It's Hot" "I Say Hey To Angie M"A side runout etchings
TB-827-B Herbie Jr :>)B side runout etchings
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :>) "It's Hot" "I Say Hey To Angie M" TB-827-A SmKA-Side Runout Etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v) TB-827-B SmKB-Side Runout Etching
TB-827-A Herbie Jr :>) "It's Hot" "I Say Hey To Angie M" MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKA side runout
TB-827-B Herbie Jr :>) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKB side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Tommy Boy TB 827First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Tommy Boy TB 827-7First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Tommy Boy TB 827First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Tommy Boy TB 827First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Tommy Boy TB 82712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Brazil | Tommy Boy 88.501 / Fermata 88.5017", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | ZYX Records 505512", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | ZYX Records 10497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | South Africa | Spinna SPIN (A) 332112" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Tommy Boy TB 82712", Repress, Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Repress, Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Tommy Boy TB 82712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Rock The House (You'll Never Be) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1982 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US. One of them is Tommy Boy TB 827.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TB 827, TB 827-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TB-827-A Herbie Jr :>) "It's Hot" "I Say Hey To Angie M" MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK and TB-827-B Herbie Jr :>) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK. 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.
