Vinyl pressings
by Slade · 1987
You Boyz Make Big Noize was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
B-7353 A-2 020 TownHouse KevRunout side A, variant 1
B-7353 B-2 TownHouse 020Runout side B. variant 1
B-7353 A-2 020 TownHouse KevRunout side A, variant 2
B-7353 B-2 II TownHouse 020Runout side B, variant 2
AL - 40908 - 1A GI DMM A3Side A runout, etched
BL - 40908 - 1A GI DMM A8Side B runout, etched
AL 40908Side A label
BL 40908Side B label
VDL1 7618A PL 71260 A DSide A etched
VDL1 7618B PL 71260 BSide B etched
AL 40908Label Side A
BL 40908Label Side B
VDL1 7618 A PL 71260 A DSide A etched
VDL1 7618 B PL 71260Side B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA VPL1 7618First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | Brazil | RCA Victor 130.7001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | RCA Victor MILS-4767First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Portugal | RCA PL 71260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA VPL1 7618First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | RCA PL 71260First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | RCA RPL-8378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | CBS Associated Records FZ 40908First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | CBS Associated Records Z 40908 / CBS Associated Records BFZ 40908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П94 RAT 30794LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of You Boyz Make Big Noize are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1987 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, US, Australia & New Zealand, Japan and more. One of them is RCA PL 71260, released April 13, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 71260, Z 40908, VPL1 7618, RPL-8378) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B-7353 A-2 020 TownHouse Kev and B-7353 B-2 TownHouse 020. 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.
