Vinyl pressings
by Rose Royce · 1981
Jump Street 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.
9 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.
WHK-1-3620 WW1Runout side A, variant 1
WHK-2-3620 WW1Runout side B, variant 1
WHK-1-3620 WW3 2# ─◁Runout side A, variant 2
WHK-2-3620 WW1Runout side B, variant 2
WHK-1-3620 JW1Etched Side A
WHK-2-3620 JW1 4̶4Etched Side B
WHK-1-3620 LW2 . - ¤Etched side A
WHK-2-3620 LW1 . - ¤Etched side B
STRAWBERRY W-5KD K+56958+ASide A runout
·STRAWBERRY· W-4 K+56958+BSide B runout
STRAWBERRY (6) R/S Alsdorf 56958 A2xRunout side A
STRAWBERRY (0) R/S Alsdorf 56958 B2xRunout side B
STRAWBERRY (6) R/S Alsdorf 56958 A2xRunout side A
STRAWBERRY (0) R/S Alsdorf 56958 B2xRunout 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 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 958 / Warner Bros. Records WB K 56 958First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records K 56 958 / Warner Bros. Records WB K 56 958First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Whitfield Records WB 56968First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 958 / Warner Bros. Records WB K 56 958First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 958 / Whitfield Records WHK 3620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Whitfield Records K 56958First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3620LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Jump Street are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Whitfield Records WHK 3620, released August 26, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WHK 3620, K 56958, WB 56 958, K 56 958) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WHK-1-3620 WW1 and WHK-2-3620 WW1. 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.
