Vinyl pressings
by The Dead Boys · 1978
We Have Come For Your Children was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
SRK-1-6054-WW1 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
SRK-2-6054-WW1 #2 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
SRK-1-6054-WW1 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
SRK-2-6054-WW1 #4 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
SRK-1-6054-LW1A Side Etched
SRK-2-6054-LW1B Side Etched
SRK-1-6054-LW2..A Side Etched (Variant 2)
SRK-2-6054-LW1.B Side Etched (Variant 2)
SRK-1-6054-JW2 #1 stamped: sterlingSide A
SRK-2-6054-JW1 #2 stamped: sterlingSide B
S-6 SRK 6054 A1-IS EGSide A runout
S-1 SRK 6054 B1-IS EGSide B runout
SRK 6054 A*Side A label
SRK 6054 B*Side B label
MX189195 SRK6054-1Stamped Runout Side A
MX189196 SRK6054-2Stamped Runout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Sire SRK 6054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Sire 9147-6054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Sire 9147-6054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Sire 2C 068 61442First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Sire 26 387 XOT / Ariola 26 387 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | Sire SRK 6054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Sire S 60.140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Sire SRK 6054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRK 6054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRK 6054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRK 6054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRK 6054LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRK 6054LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Japan | Sire RJ-7575LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Sire RJ-7575LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Italy | Pyrovox Records PVR 92805-00LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2005 | US | Sire SRK 6054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2005 | US | Sire SRK 6054LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Sire 926 054-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Pyrovox Records PVR 92805-00LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of We Have Come For Your Children are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Sire SRK 6054.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRK 6054, 9147-6054, 2C 068 61442, 26 387 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRK-1-6054-WW1 STERLING and SRK-2-6054-WW1 #2 STERLING. 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.
