Vinyl pressings
by Steve Gibbons Band · 1980
Street Parade was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 3 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.
PD1 6293 AS PRC R-1-1-1 E TJSide A Runout - Etched
PD1 6293 BS PRC R-1-1-1 ESide B Runout - Etched
STERLINGSide A/B Runout - Stamped
2391 478Side A/B Label - Inter'l Cat. No.
PD 1 6293 AS PW (PR)Side A Runout - Etched
PD1 6293 BS PW (PR)Side B Runout - Etched
STERLINGSide A/B Runout - Stamped
2391 478Side A/B Label - Inter'l Cat. No.
PD1 6293 AS PRC C1-1 STERLINGSide A runout
PD1 6393 BS PRC C1-1-1 STERLINGSide B runout
PD 1 6293 ASSide A label
PD 1 6293 BSSide B label
PL 25333 A FRunout side 1, stamped
PL 25333 B FRunout side 2, stamped
2480 547 A [Utopia lyre logo]Side A runout
2480 547 B [Utopia lyre logo]Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20203First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20203LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2480 547 / Goldhawke 2480 547First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1 7398LP | LP |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 25333 / RCA PL 25333LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA PL 25333LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | UK | RCA RCALP 5005 / RCA PL 25333LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Street Parade are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Greece, Scandinavia. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6293.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6293, RCLP 20203, 2480 547) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD1 6293 AS PRC R-1-1-1 E TJ and PD1 6293 BS PRC R-1-1-1 E. 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.
