Vinyl pressings
by Stephen Stills · 1984
Right By You was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 16 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.
[SRC logo] ST-A-845493-C 1-1SM1-1 Criteria MFRunout side A, variant 1
[SRC logo] ST-A-845494-A 1-1 Criteria MFRunout side B, variant 1
[SRC logo] ST-A•845493-C 1•1 Criteria MFRunout side A, variant 2
[SRC logo] ST-A-845494-A 1•4 Criteria MFRunout side B, variant 2
ST-A-845493-C 1-2 SPAR B-19841 △7597 0- [Criteria stamp] MF SRCRunout A side
ST-A-845494-A 1-2 SPAR B-19842 △7597-X 0- [Criteria stamp] MF SRCRunout B side
ST-A-845493-ARLabel A side
ST-A-845494-ARLabel B side
[SRC logo] ST-A-845493-C 1-1SM1-1 Criteria MFSide A etched, [SRC logo] Criteria stamped variant 1
[SRC logo] ST-A-845494-A 1-1 Criteria MFSide B etched, [SRC logo] Criteria stamped variant 1
[SRC logo] ST-A•845493-C 1•1 Criteria MFSide A etched, [SRC logo] Criteria stamped variant 2
[SRC logo] ST-A-845494-A 1•4 Criteria MFSide B etched, [SRC logo] Criteria stamped variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Argentina | Atlantic 83852First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | Atlantic 80177-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | Atlantic 80.177-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | Atlantic 20.113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Atlantic 78 01771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Atlantic 780 177-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Atlantic 780 177-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Atlantic 780 177-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Atlantic 780 177-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | Atlantic 780 177-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | Atlantic 780 177-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1984 | Italy | Atlantic 780 177-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-6323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Atlantic 780 177-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Portugal | Atlantic 756 78 0177-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
25 vinyl pressings of Right By You are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic 7 80177-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7 80177-1, 80177-1, P-13036, 83852) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [SRC logo] ST-A-845493-C 1-1SM1-1 Criteria MF and [SRC logo] ST-A-845494-A 1-1 Criteria MF. 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.
