Vinyl pressings
by Status Quo · 1978
If You Can't Stand The Heat... was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
STRAWBERRYSide A & B runout, etched, all variants
9102027 1Y // 1 STR 15 8 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, stamped, etched, variant 1
9102027 2Y // 1 STR 15 7 STRAWBERRYSide B runout, stamped, etched, variant 1
9102027 1Y // 1 STR 14 5 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, stamped, etched, variant 2
9102027 1Y // 2 STR 1 1 1 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, stamped, etched, variant 1
9102027 2Y // 1 STR 1 1 4 STRAWBERRYSide B runout, stamped, etched
9102027.1A-side label
9102027.2B-side label
VER 9102027 1Y CIDIS STRAWBERRYA side pressed except (STRAWBERRY)
VER 9102027 2Y CIDIS STRAWBERRYB side pressed except (STRAWBERRY)
9102027 1//1 STR 12 STRAWBERRYVariant 1, A-side runout stamped - STRAWBERRY Hand Etched
9102027 2//1 STR 12 STRAWBERRYVariant 1, B-side runout stamped STRAWBERRY Hand Etched
MX186325 STRAWBERRY: 6360164-1Stamped Side 1 Strawberry is Hand Etched
MX186326 STRAWBERRY: 630 164-2Stamped Side 2 Strawberry is Hand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 164LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Austria | Vertigo 6360 164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Austria | Vertigo 30.095LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Vertigo 0647 021 18First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | Vertigo 6360 164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Vertigo 6360 164LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7530First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7530First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Vertigo 9102 027LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Mexico | Vertigo 822 306-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Vertigo 4723771LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Vertigo 9102 027LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of If You Can't Stand The Heat... are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1978 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, France, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is Vertigo 9102 027, released November 11, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9102 027, 6360 164, 0647 021 18, RJ-7530) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STRAWBERRY and 9102027 1Y // 1 STR 15 8 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.
