Vinyl pressings
by Starship · 1987
No Protection 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.
31 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 24 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.
6413-1-G-A-14S 1-1 "HI KIRK"Side A Etched
6413-1-G-B-15S "HI KIRK" 1-1Side B Etched
SRC [logo]Stamped Both Sides
6413-1-G-ALabel Side A
6413-1-G-AS-12S "HI KIRK" A̷B-2 ᐉSide A Etched, variant 1
6413-1-G-B-12S "HI KIRK" A̷-1B ᐉSide B Etched, variant 1
6413-1-G-AS-12S "HI KIRK" A̷B-1 ᐉSide A Etched, variant 2
6413-1-G-B-11S "HI KIRK" A-2 ᐉSide B Etched, variant 2
6413-1-G-A-9S "HI KIRK" EMWRunout side A, etched
6413-1-G-B-9S "HI KIRK" EMWRunout side B, etched
6413-1-G-ASide A Label
6413-1-G-BSide B Label
6413-1-G-A-4S [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-27832-4S "HI KIRK" Δ16913 1-1Runout side A, etched
6413-1-G-B-4S "HI KIRK" 1-1 Δ16913-X [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-27833-4SRunout side B, etched
6413-1-G-ALabel side A
6413-1-G-BLabel side B
6413-1-G-A-1S "HI KIRK" I A2ESide A runout
6413-1-G-B-1S "HI KIRK" I A1ISide B runout
6413-1-G-ASide A label
6413-1-G-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | RCA Victor TLP-90042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | RCA Victor SFL1 0158 / Grunt SFL1 0158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Barbados | RCA Victor 6413-1-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Bolivia | RCA Victor RLP - 202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | RCA Victor 130.4003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | RCA Victor 6413-1-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | RCA FL86413 / Grunt FL86413First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | RCA FL86413 / Grunt FL86413First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | RCA 14 668-8 / Grunt 14 668-8LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Germany | Not On LabelLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Greece | RCA RCLP 20416First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Grunt FL86413First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Grunt FL86413First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Mexico | RCA FD86413 / Bertelsmann De Mexico, S.A. MILS 4770First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | New Zealand | Grunt SFL1 0158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
33 vinyl pressings of No Protection are listed here, from 25 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Japan, Colombia, Argentina and more. One of them is RCA Victor 6413-1-G.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6413-1-G, RPL-8377, 05(0131)02173, TLP-90042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6413-1-G-A-14S 1-1 "HI KIRK" and 6413-1-G-B-15S "HI KIRK" 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.
