Vinyl pressings
by Shakatak · 1984
Down On The Street 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.
33 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 14 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.
POSP 688 A//1▽420 R 1 1 2 1 ARUNRunout side A, variant 1
POSP 688 B//1▽420 R 1 1 2 1Runout side B, variant 1
POSP 688 A//1▽420 R 1 1 3 8 ARUNRunout side A, variant 2
POSP 688 B//1▽420 R 1 3Runout side B, variant 2
POSPX 688-ASide A label
POSPX 688-BSide B label
POSPX 688 A//1▽420 R X⃫X⃫X⃫Side A runout groove machine stamped, variant 1
ARUNSide A runout groove hand etched
POSPX 688 B//1▽ 420 RSide B runout groove machine stamped, variant 1
POSPX 688 A//1▽420 R X⃫X⃫X⃫ 1 1 2Side A runout groove machine stamped, variant 2
POSPX 688 A//1▽420 R X̶X̶P̶X̶ ARUNSide A runout
POSPX 688 B//1▽ 420 RSide B runout
POSPX 688-ASide A label
POSPX 688-BSide B 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 | Australasia | Polydor 881 064-1First year12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | Canada | Polydor PDSX 2272First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | France | Polydor 881 064-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | France | Polydor 881 064-1First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | France | Polydor 881 064-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Germany | Polydor 881 064-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Polydor 881 064-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Ireland | Polydor POSP 688First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Japan | Polydor 7DM 0117First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Polydor 881 064-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Polydor 881 064-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Polydor 881 064-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Polydor 881 064-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Peru | Polydor F-POL 8810647.6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Peru | Polydor F-POL 8810647.6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
34 vinyl pressings of Down On The Street are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, Australasia, Canada and more. One of them is Polydor POSP 688, released June 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POSP 688, POSPX 688, 881 064-1, 881 064-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POSP 688 A//1▽420 R 1 1 2 1 ARUN and POSP 688 B//1▽420 R 1 1 2 1. 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.
