Vinyl pressings
by Sister Sledge · 1981
All American Girls was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
ST-CO . 39373 - 1 1-3 [SRC logo]Runout Side A, variant 1
ST-CO . 39320 - 1 1-3 MASTERDISK RL 1-1Runout Side B, variant 1
ST-CO . 39373 - 1 MASTERDISK RL 1-2 SPRunout Side A, etched [stamped: MASTERDISK], variant 2
ST-CO . 39320 - 1 1-3 [SRC logo]Runout Side B, etched, variant 2
ST-CO-39373 AR
ST-CO-39320 AR
CO-39373 ARMono Label
ST-CO-39373 ARStereo Label
CO-39373-SPMono Label
ST-CO-37373-SPStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Cotillion 45 46007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Austria | Cotillion COT 11656First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | Brazil | Atlantic 10.141First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Cotillion COT 46007First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73029First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic 11 656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic 11 656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Cotillion COT 20 246First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1981 | Ireland | Atlantic K 11656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Italy | Cotillion W 11656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Japan | Cotillion P-1513UFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 20.246 / Atlantic ATL 20246First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 11.656 / Atlantic ATL.11.656First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 20.246First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 11.656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Panama | Atlantic 460077", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
34 vinyl pressings of All American Girls are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Cotillion 46007, released January 8, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 46007, COT 20 246, DMD 256, K 11656 (T)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-CO . 39373 - 1 1-3 [SRC logo] and ST-CO . 39320 - 1 1-3 MASTERDISK RL 1-1. 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.
