Vinyl pressings
by Racey · 1979
Smash And Grab was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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.
63261-A1Runout side A, variant 1
63261-B1Runout side B, variant 1
63261-A1 - 3 2Runout side A, variant 2
63261-B1 - 3 3,Runout side B, variant 2
F 667.151 / 1C 074-63 261 AMatrix Side A
F 667.151 / 1C 074-63 261 BMatrix Side B
SRAK 537-1BRunout Side A
SRAK 537-2CRunout Side B
63261-A1 4.Runout side A
63261-B1 1.Runout side B
SRAK 537 A - 3U STRAWBERRYRunout, A-side, stamped
SRAK 537 B - 1Runout, B-side, stamped
SRAK 537 A - 2 Λ Λ 2Runout, A-side, stamped, Variant 1
SRAK 537 B - 1 C O IRunout, B-side, stamped, Variant 1
SRAK 537 A-2 2Runout, A-side, stamped, Variant 2
SRAK 537 B-1 2Runout, B-side, stamped, Variant 2
SRAK 537 A MAXICUTStamped Side A
SRAK 537 B MAXICUTStamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | RAK SRAK 537 / RAK SRAK-537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | RAK 1C 074-63 261 / EMI Electrola 1C 074-63 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | RAK F 667 151 / EMI Electrola 1C 074-63 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | RAK 1 C 074-63 261 / EMI Electrola 1C 074-63 261First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Ireland | RAK SRAK 537 / EMI 062-63 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | RAK 1A 062-63261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | RAK SRAK 537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | RAK 7C 062-63261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | RAK SRAKJ (L) 6026 / RAK 82C 062-63 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | RAK 10C 064-063261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | RAK SRAKX 537 / RAK OC 062-63 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | RAK SRAKX 537 / RAK OC 062-63 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | RAK 10 C 064-063.261LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Smash And Grab are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, UK, Australia, Ireland and more. One of them is RAK 1C 074-63 261.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 074-63 261, F 667 151, 1 C 074-63 261, SRAKX 537) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 63261-A1 and 63261-B1. 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.
