Vinyl pressings
by Rose Royce · 1978
Strikes Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 17 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-1-3227-G1 KENDUN-C GOL[Variant 1] Side A runout
WHK-2-3227-G2 KENDUN-D GOL[Variant 1] Side B runout
GOL WHK-1-3227-G2 KENDUN-D[Variant 2] Side A runout
GOL WHK-2-3227-G2 KENDUN-D[Variant 2] Side B runout
WHK-1-3227-JW2 #1 KENDUN-CSide A runout etched/stamped - variant 1
WHK-2-3227-JW4 #2 KENDUN-ASide B runout etched/stamped - variant 1
WHK-1-3227-JW3 #3 KENDUN-CSide A runout etched/stamped - variant 2
WHK-2-3227 JW2#1 KENDUN-DSide B runout etched/stamped - variant 2
WHK-1-3227- M1 [MR in a circle] ⊲ 23645 ③ KENDUN-CRunout side A
WHK-2-3227- M̶2̶ M1 [MR in a circle] ⊲ 23645-x ② KENDUN-DRunout side B
WHK-1-3227 LW2 • ¬ ✻ KENDUN-DSide A runout
WHK-1-3227 LW4•• ¬ ƒ ✻ KENDUN-DSide B runout
WHK-1-3227- WW1#2 KENDUN-C ─◁Runout side A, variant 1
WHK-2-3227- WW1#2 KENDUN-C ─◁Runout side B, variant 1
WHK-1-3227- WW1#4 KENDUN-C ─◁Runout side A, variant 2
WHK-2-3227- WW1 3 KENDUN-C ─◁Runout side B, variant 2
WHK-1-3227- MCA-2 ⧈-G-⧈ KENDUN-CSide A
WHK-2-3227 MCA-1 3 KENDUN-C ƒ ⧈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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Whitfield Records WHK 3227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Barbados | Whitfield Records WHK 3227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | Whitfield Records WB 56 527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WHK 3227 / Whitfield Records WHK 3227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Whitfield Records WHK 3227First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Colombia | Whitfield Records 23(1031)00083 / Warner Bros. Records 23(1031)00083First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 257 / Whitfield Records 56 257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 257 / Whitfield Records 56 257LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 527 / Whitfield Records WHK 3227LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56527 / Whitfield Records W 56527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10548WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 527 / Warner Bros. Records WHK 3227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 0764 / Whitfield Records WB 0764LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 0764 / Whitfield Records WB 0764LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
34 vinyl pressings of Strikes Again are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Whitfield Records WHK 3227.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WHK 3227, K56527, K.56527, WB 56 527) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WHK-1-3227-G1 KENDUN-C GOL and WHK-2-3227-G2 KENDUN-D GOL. 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.
