Vinyl pressings
by The Chaps · 1982
Rawhide was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 4 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.
RAW-1-A-2.MC 51 BILBO TAPE One ∴Runout A etched/stamped/etched/stamped
RAW-1-B-2.MC BILBO TAPE One 51 ∴Runout A etched/stamped
RAW 1 Mc-ALabel A
RAW 1 Mc-BLabel B
PRAW+1+B MC - A DEM WERE DE REAL DAYS ORLAKE BilBo.TAPEOneRunout A, etched
PRAW+1+A MC - B ORLAKE BilBo.TAPEOneRunout B, etched
PRAW+1+B MC - A DEM WERE DE REAL DAYS ORLAKE BilBo.TAPEOneRunout A, etched
PRAW+1+A MC - B ORLAKE BilBo.TAPEOneRunout B, etched
RAW ⋅ 1- A⋅2.MC BilBo.TAPEOne ARunout A, etched (A stamped)
RAW ⋅ 1- B-2 MC BilBo.TAPEOne ARunout B, etched (A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Stiff Records K-9144First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Stiff Records RAW 1111 / Cowpat Records 105.199First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Stiff Records RAW 1111 / Cowpat Records 105.199First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Stiff Records RAWDJ 1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Cowpat Records RAW 1First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Stiff Records PRAW 1AFirst year7", Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | UK | Stiff Records RAWDJ 1First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | Stiff Records PRAW 1AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Single · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Single · Picture disc |
| 1983 | Australia | Stiff Records K-9144 / Stiff Records RAW 17", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Stiff Records 105 199 / Cowpat Records 105.1997", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Rawhide are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand. One of them is Cowpat Records RAW 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAW 1, PRAW 1A, RAWDJ 1, K-9144) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RAW-1-A-2.MC 51 BILBO TAPE One ∴ and RAW-1-B-2.MC BILBO TAPE One 51 ∴. 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.
