Vinyl pressings
by Rainbow · 1982
Straight Between The Eyes 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.
42 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 26 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.
POLD 5056 A//2 ∇ 420 130 STERLING SRM 4041 AS GB2Variant 1, side A
POLD 5056 B//2 ∇ 420 130 STERLING SRM 4041 BS GB2Variant 1, side B
POLD 5056 A//1∇420 130 STERLING SRM.1.4041.AS -GB1Variant 2: side A, stamped/etched
POLD 5056 B//2 ∇ 420 130 STERLINGSRM.1.4041.BS.GB2Variant 2: side B, stamped/etched
STERLINGRun-out area both sides, stamped
2391 542 A SRM.1.4041.AS-N1Runout Side A, etched
2391 542 B SRM.1.4041.BS-N1Runout Side B, etched
SRM-1-4041 A G2D Aura A1 GEtched Side A
SRM-1-4041 B-2C C5 G1Etched Side B
SRM-1-4041-AS-HRM1 [EDP] STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
SRM-1-4041-BS-HRM1 [EDP] STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
SRM-1-4041-AS-HRM D.J. 2 [EDP] M1 STERLING 2Side A runout, variant 2
SRM-1-4041-BS-HRM [EDP] M1 STERLING DJ 2Side B runout, variant 2
SRM•1•4041• AS-HRM 1 B - 1 ↔ EDP STERLINGRunout, side A, etched
SRM•1•4041-BSHRM1 B ⃫A⃫ - 3 ↔ EDP STERLINGRunout, side B, etched
SRM-1-4041 AS-PRC-C2-1 STERLINGRunout Variant #1 - Deadwax Side A etched except STERLING which is stamped
SRM-1-4041 BS-PRC-C1-1 STERLINGRunout Variant #1 - Deadwax Side B etched except STERLING which is stamped
SRM-1-4041 AS-PRC-R1-I-II STERLINGRunout Variant #2 - Deadwax Side A etched except STERLING which is stamped
SRM-1-4041 BS-PRC-R1-I-II STERLINGRunout Variant #2 - Deadwax Side B etched except STERLING which is stamped
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 | Unknown | Mercury SRM-1-4041First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1982 | Argentina | Polydor 6067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australasia | Polydor 2391 542First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australasia | Polydor 2391 542First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Austria | Polydor 2391 542First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Polydor 2391 542First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Polydor PDS-1-6348First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Finland | Polydor 2391 542First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Polydor 2391 542First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Polydor 2391 542First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Polydor 29 117 9LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Greece | Polydor 2391 542 / Polydor 2391542First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ireland | Polydor POLD 5056 / Polydor 2490 166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Israel | Polydor 2391542First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Polydor 2391 542First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П94 RAT 30738LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Back On Black RCV025LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | Europe | Back On Black RCV025LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | UK & Europe | Polydor 5353577LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Mercury SRM1 4041LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Polydor 521709-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-3157LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Mercury 422-825 387-1-M / Mercury (SRMI-4041)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury 422-825 387-1-M / Mercury (SRMI-4041)LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
60 vinyl pressings of Straight Between The Eyes are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1982 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Polydor POLD 5056.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POLD 5056, 2391 542, SRM-1-4041, 28MM 0152) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POLD 5056 A//2 ∇ 420 130 STERLING SRM 4041 AS GB2 and POLD 5056 B//2 ∇ 420 130 STERLING SRM 4041 BS GB2. 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.
