US
1983- Label and catalog number
- Passport Records PB 6025
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
PB 6025 A HUB STERLINGRunout A, etched; STERLING stamped
PB 6025 B HUB STERLINGRunout B, etched; STERLING stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Rick Derringer · 1983
Good Dirty Fun was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PB 6025 A HUB STERLINGRunout A, etched; STERLING stamped
PB 6025 B HUB STERLINGRunout B, etched; STERLING stamped
310149 A MPORunout etched A side
310149 B MPORunout etched B side
0 C-6.25 475-01-1/1 S-I-BRunout side A
0 C-6.25 475-01-2 E2Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Passport Records PB 6025First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | Canada | Passport Records PL 5021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Trema 310.149 / Trema 310 149First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Ultraphone 6.25475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Ultraphone 6.25475 AO / Ultraphone 6.25475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Ultraphone 6.25475 AO / Ultraphone 6.25475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0326First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0243First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0326First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | CNR 655.189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Passport Records PB 6025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Passport Records PB 6025LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
13 vinyl pressings of Good Dirty Fun are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Passport Records PB 6025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB 6025, PL 5021, 310.149, 6.25475) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB 6025 A HUB STERLING and PB 6025 B HUB STERLING. 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.