Vinyl pressings
by Sister Sledge · 1981
He's Just A Runaway 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.
19 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 8 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-40116-1 1-1Runout A: Hand etched
STCO-39317-1 - ST-CO-39317-1Runout B: Hand etched
MASTERDISKRunout A & B: Machine stamped
ST-CO-40116-SPLabel A-side
ST-CO-40116-ARA-Side Label
ST · DM - 40115-2 1 - 1 BKRunout Side A, Etched
ST · DM · 39317 · R̶E̶ ̶-̶ ̶3 - 6 - N - 1 - 2Runout Side B, Etched
SRC Logo MASTERDISKRunout Side A&B, Stamped
ST-DM-40115-SPLabel Side A
ST-CO-40116-SPLabel A-side
ST-CO-40115-SPLabel B-side
ST-DM-39317 R̶E̶-̶2̶ -7 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-15937-7 MASTERDISKSide A runout
ST-DM-40115-3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-15938 MASTERDISK-BKSide AA runout
ST-DM-39317-ARLabel side A
ST-DM-40115-ARLabel side AA
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 46017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic 20 261First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic 11 676First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic 11 676First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | Atlantic K11676First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 20260 / Atlantic ATL 20.260First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | UK | Atlantic K 11676First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Cotillion DMD 277First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Cotillion DM 4814First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | US | Cotillion 46017First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Cotillion DMD 277First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Cotillion 46017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Cotillion 46017First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Benelux | Atlantic ATL 11.588First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Germany | Cotillion COT 11 593First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Cotillion P 157OU7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Kenya | Atlantic 460177" | 7" |
21 vinyl pressings of He's Just A Runaway are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Benelux, Germany and more. One of them is Cotillion 46017, released June 30, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 46017, DM 4814, DMD 277, K 11676 (T)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-CO-40116-1 1-1 and STCO-39317-1 - ST-CO-39317-1. 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.
