Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1984
Couldn't Stand The Weather 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 8 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.
AL-39304 -1C F M G1PSide A runout, variant 1
BL- 39304 - 1B STERLING PSide B runout, variant 1
AL-39304 -1E STERLING JS PSide A runout, variant 2
BL-39304 -1E STERLING PSide B runout, variant 2
AL-39304- 1E STERLING JS PSide A runout
BL- 3̶9̶0̶4̶ -1D 39304 STERLING PSide B runout
AL-39304-1C STERLING A3 G2A Side Etch, exc Sterling stamp [Variant 1}
BL-39304-1C STERLING C3 G1B Side Etch, exc Sterling stamp [Variant 1]
AL-39304 1G 𐒃𐒃 G STERLING A2A Side Etch, exc Sterling stamp [Variant 2]
ᴅ G1 BL-39304-1C C5B Side Etch, exc Sterling stamp [Variant 2]
AL-39304-1AE PSide A, variant 1
BL-39304-1B STERLING PSide B, variant 1
P AL-39304-1AE ISide A, variant 2
P BL-3̶9̶0̶4̶ -1D 39304 STERLINGSide B, variant 2
AL 39304Side A
BL 39304Side B
P <ap · AP> AL 39304 G1ESide A, variant 1
P BL- 39304 - 1E STERLINGSide B, variant 1
AL39304 -1AB PRun-out side A, etched
0Run-out side A, stamped
BL39304 - 1AB PRun-out side B, etched
0Run-out side B, stamped
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 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4438First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4438First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | Epic 144885First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Epic FE 39304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | Epic EPC 25940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | Epic EPC 25940 / Epic 25940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4438First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Epic FE 39304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Epic 8E8 39609 S1First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1984 | US | Epic FE 39304LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1984 | US | Epic E 39304LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Epic FE 39304First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Epic E 39304LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Epic FE 39304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Epic FE 39304First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Epic EPC 465571 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | Spain | Epic EPC 465571 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1995 | Europe | Absolute Analogue AA 005LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Europe | Epic PPAN39304LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Sundazed Music LP5304 / Epic LP5304LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2010 | US | Sundazed Music LP5304 / Epic LP5304LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP190 / Epic MOVLP190LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP190 / Epic MOVLP190LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | US | Analogue Productions APB 097-45 / Analogue Productions AAPB 39304-45LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APB 097-45 / Epic 88875177711LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | Italy | Epic FE 39304LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP190 / Epic MOVLP190LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UD1S 2-007 / Epic Records 8898543125112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| 2024 | US | Epic 1965844071LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic VFE 39304LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 25940LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Epic EPC 25940 / Epic 465571 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Ireland | Epic EPC 25940LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic FE 39304 / Epic E 39304LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| ? | US | Epic FE 39304 / Epic E 39304LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| ? | US | Epic FE 39304LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic FE 39304 / Epic E 39304LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
52 vinyl pressings of Couldn't Stand The Weather are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1984 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Europe, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Epic FE 39304.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 39304, 8E8 39609 S1, EPC 25940, 28-3P-534) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-39304 -1C F M G1P and BL- 39304 - 1B STERLING P. 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.
