Vinyl pressings
by Run-DMC · 1984
Rock Box was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
PRO-7045-A MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :-) A-4 ↔A-side runout
PRO-7045-B F/W Herbie Jr :-) A-2 ↔B-side runout
PRO-7045-AA-side label
PRO-7045-BB-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | 4th & Broadway 12 BRW 8First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | 4th & Broadway BRW 8First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | US | Profile Records PRO-5045First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1984 | US | Profile Records PRO-7045-DJFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Profile Records PRO-5045A-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Profile Records PRO-5045First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | Profile Records PRO-7045First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | Profile Records PRO-7045First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Profile Records PRO-704512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Profile Records PRO-7045-012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | BMG 8287666706112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Profile Records PRO-704512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Rock Box are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1984 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK. One of them is Profile Records PRO-7045, released March 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRO-7045, PRO-5045, PRO-7045-DJ, PRO-5045A-DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRO-7045-A MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :-) A-4 ↔ and PRO-7045-B F/W Herbie Jr :-) A-2 ↔. 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.
