Vinyl pressings
by Sharon Redd · 1982
Beat The Street was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 7 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.
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) FK Hi Angie "B" A-1 ↔ PRLD-639-AS-RE-1A-Side Runout Etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) FK A-1 ↔ PRLD-639-BS-RE-2B-Side Runout Etching
PRL D 639 ASA-Side Label
PRL D 639 BSB-Side Label
PRLD-639-AS-RE-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR [Smiley Face] FK Hi ANgiE "B"Runout, a-side
PRLD-639-BS-RE-2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR [Smiley Face] FKRunout, b-side
PRL D639 AS-RE1Printed on label, a-side
PRL D639 BS-RE1Printed on label, b-side
A-1 ↔ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v) FK Hi Angie "B" PRLD-639-AS-RE-1Side A Etchings
A-2 ↔ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr :v) FK Hi Angie "B" PRLD-639-BS-RE-2Side B Etchings
PRL D639 AS-RESide A Label
PRL D639 BS-RESide B Label
PRL D639 AS REA-Side Label
PRL D639 BS REB-Side Label
T1 PRLD-639-AS-RE-1 Mastering By Frankford/Wayne New York Herbie Jr. :-) FK Hi Angie "B"A-Side Label
T1 PRLD-639-BS-RE-2 Mastering By Frankford/Wayne New York Herbie Jr. :-) FKB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Brazil | Prelude Records 6198 636First year7" | 7" |
| 1982 | Canada | Prelude Records PRD-1007First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | Prelude Records PR-703First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Europe | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 12-3134First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2C 052-52921 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1982 | Jamaica | Not On LabelFirst year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH-1134First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 639First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 563First year12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D639First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D639First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8058First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8058First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 639 REFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 639 REFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 63912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-133912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | USA & Canada | Prelude Records SPEC-1339 / Unidisc SPEC-133912", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Reissue, 33 ⅓ RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Beat The Street are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1982 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Brazil, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL D 639.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL D 639, PRL D639, PRL 8058, PRL D 639 RE) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) FK Hi Angie "B" A-1 ↔ PRLD-639-AS-RE-1 and MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) FK A-1 ↔ PRLD-639-BS-RE-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.
