Vinyl pressings
by Royalcash · 1983
Radio Activity 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.
10 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
A-2 ↔ SUD-016-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :>)Runout A side
B- ↔ SUD-016-B-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :>)Runout B side
SUD 016 ASide A label inside parenthesis
SUD 016 BSide B label inside parenthesis
SUA-126-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v)A-Side Runout Etching
SUA-126-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v)B-Side Runout Etching
SUA-126-ALabel Side A
SUA-126-BLabel Side B
A-2 ↔ SUD-016-A HERbiE JR :>) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKRunout, A side
B- ↔ SUD-016-B-I HERbiE JR :>) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKRunout, B side
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :>) "FRESh RADIOACTIVE FUNK" [Symbol of a crown] RAP P SUD-O16-ARunout A
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :>) P SUD-016-B XRunout 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 | US | Sutra Records SUD 016First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Royal Disc RC 101First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Royal Disc RC 101-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Sutra Records SUA 126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Sutra Records SUD 016First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Sutra Records SUD 016First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Sutra Records SUD 016First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Sutra Records SUD 016First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Sutra Records SUA 126First year7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Buddah Records BDSL 503First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | BCM Records BCM 1276612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Radio Activity are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1983 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK. One of them is Sutra Records SUD 016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUD 016, RC 101, RC 101-7, SUA 126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-2 ↔ SUD-016-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :>) and B- ↔ SUD-016-B-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :>). 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.
