Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1979
Body Language was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
K 11392 A1 EG D P STRAWBERRYRunout side A, etched, except [STRAWBERRY] stamped variant 1
K 11392 B1 EG D S STRAWBERRYRunout side B, etched, except [STRAWBERRY] stamped variant 1
K 11392 A1 EG D S STRAWBERRYRunout side A, etched, except [STRAWBERRY] stamped variant 2
K 11392 B1 EG D K STRAWBERRYRunout side B, etched, except [STRAWBERRY] stamped variant 2
K 11392 T A1Etched Side One
K 11392 T B1Etched Side Two
STRAWBERRYStamped Side One
STRAWBERRYStamped Side Two
K 11392 T A1Etched Side One
K 11392 T B1Etched Side Two
STRAWBERRYStamped Side One
STRAWBERRYStamped Side Two
STA-37513-1 "[SRC Logo]"Etched runout, side A ("[SRC Logo]", stamped)
ST-A-37515-2 "[SRC Logo]"Etched runout, side B ("[SRC Logo]", stamped)
ST-A-37513 SPLabel matrix, side A
ST-A-37515 SPLabel matrix, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Atlantic 45 3619First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3619First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3619First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Panama | AtlanticFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Philippines | Atlantic ATR-0150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Atlantic K 11392 (T) / Atlantic MS 5435First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Atlantic ST-A-37513 SPFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Atlantic K 11392 (T) / Atlantic MS 5435First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic DSKO 205First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic 3619First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic 3619First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic 3619First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic 3619First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | UK | Atlantic K 11392First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic Studios 20512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Body Language are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic K 11392, released October 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 11392, K 11392 (T), ST-A-37513 SP, 3619) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 11392 A1 EG D P STRAWBERRY and K 11392 B1 EG D S STRAWBERRY. 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.
