Vinyl pressings
by The Blow Monkeys · 1987
She Was Only A Grocer's Daughter was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 11 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.
Sex with Paula B-7365 A-3 020Runout side A, variant 1
Sex with China B-7365 B-6 III 020Runout side B, variant 1
Sex with Paula B-7365 A-3 II. 020Runout side A, variant 2
Sex with China B-7365 B-6 020Runout side B, variant 2
6246-1-R-A 1 STERLING I A1GSide A runout, variant 1
6246-1-R-B 1 STERLING I A1JSide A runout, variant 1
6246-1-R-A 1 STERLING I 1 A1 BSide A runout, variant 2
6246-1-R-B 1 STERLING I 1 A2 BSide B runout, variant 2
PL 71245 VPL1 7617 ARunout side A
PL 71245 VPL1 7617 BRunout side B
PL 71245 ALabel side A
PL 71245 BLabel side B
VPL1 7617 ASide A Runout, etched
VPL1 7617 BSide B Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1 7617First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA VPL1 7617First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | RCA 6246-1-RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | RCA RCLP 20408First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | RCA RCLP 20408 / RCA RCLP 70057First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1987 | Israel | RCA Victor PL 71245First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | RCA PL 71245First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Italy | RCA PL 71245First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1987 | Japan | RCA RPL-8372First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Japan | RCA RPL-8372First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Portugal | RCA PL 71245First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | RCA Victor PL 71245First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK & Europe | RCA PL 71245First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | RCA 07863 56246-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | RCA Victor 6246-1-R / RCA 6246-1-RFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK & Europe | RCA NL 74741LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of She Was Only A Grocer's Daughter are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1987 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK & Europe, US, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is RCA PL 71245.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 71245, 07863 56246-1, 6246-1-R, VPL1 7617) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Sex with Paula B-7365 A-3 020 and Sex with China B-7365 B-6 III 020. 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.
