Vinyl pressings
by Ted Nugent · 1988
If You Can't Lick 'Em... Lick 'Em was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ST-A 876715-A CB I-I SRCA-side, etched, SRC stamped
ST-A 876716-A CB I-I SRCB-side, etched, SRC stamped
St-A-876715-SPA-side, center label
St-A-876716-SPB-side, center label
STA- 876715-A CB I-2 SPE-AR B-30021 △ 19228 0 SRCA-side, etched, SRC stamped
STA-876716-A CB I-2 B-30022 △ 19228-X 0 SRCB-side, etched, SRC stamped
ST-A-876715-ARA-side, center label
ST-A-876716-ARB-side, center label
Å MX300709 255385-1-1Runout Side 1, Hand Etched
Å MX300710 255385-1-2Runout Side 2, Hand Etched
670.0107-A 1S A1 BMGSide A Etched
670.0107-B 1S A1 BMGSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.0107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 18121First yearLP | LP |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic A1 81812LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | Wea 255 385-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | WEA 255385-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 81812-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 81812-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic A1-81812LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Australia | WEA 255385-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | WEA P-13630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | WEA P-13630First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of If You Can't Lick 'Em... Lick 'Em are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Australia, Japan, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic 81812-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81812-1, 255385-1, P-13630, 670.0107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A 876715-A CB I-I SRC and ST-A 876716-A CB I-I SRC. 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.
