Vinyl pressings
by Robbie Dupree · 1981
Street Corner Heroes was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
6E-344-A1-SH-AR R.T. + TML-X SLM + △646 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-15643+Side A runout
6E-344-B-SH-1AR TML-S + SLM + △646-X A020800 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-15644Side B runout
6E-344-ASide A label
6E-344-BSide B label
0-1 SM 2-1 6E-344-A-SH-ISP +SP TML-M SLM + SP △ 646Runout, side A
0-1 SM 1-2 6E-344-B-SH-ISP TML-M + SLM + SP.△646-X AO20800Runout, side B
Side A: 6E-344-A-SH-1SP +SP TML-M SLM+ SP△646
Side B: 6E-344-B-SH-1SP TLM-M + SLM+ SP.△646-X
6E-344-A-SH-ISP + SP + SP ∆ 646 0-1 SMS-1Side 1 Etched
6E-344-B-SH-ISP + + SP ∆ 646-X A020800 0-1 SM1-1Side 2 Etched
TML-M SLMSide 1 Stamped
TML-M SLMSide 2 Stamped
6E-344-A-SH-AR RTSide 1 Etched
6E-344-B-SH-IAR RTSide 2 Etched
TML-X SLMSide 1 Stamped
TML-S SLMSide 2 Stamped
G MX189479 B 6E 344 - 1Etched side A
G MX189480 B 6E 344 - 2Etched side B
MX189479Label side A
MX189480Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Elektra 6E 344First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Elektra X6E-344First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Elektra K 52290 / Elektra ELK 52 290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Elektra P-11017EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Elektra P-11017EFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Spain | Elektra S 90.477 / Hispavox S 90.477First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Elektra 6E-344First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Elektra 6E-344First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Elektra 6E-344First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Elektra 6E-344First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Elektra 6E-344First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Street Corner Heroes are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Elektra 6E-344, released May 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-344, 6E 344, X6E-344, K 52290) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6E-344-A1-SH-AR R.T. + TML-X SLM + △646 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-15643+ and 6E-344-B-SH-1AR TML-S + SLM + △646-X A020800 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-15644. 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.
