Vinyl pressings
by The Dickies · 1979
The Incredible Shrinking Dickies was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
AMLE·64742·A1 AM SP 5221 M1 INTSide A runout, variant 1
AMLE·64742·B1 AM SP 5222 M2 INTSide B runout, Variant 1
AMLH̶ E·64742·A1 ⋀ [Trumpet] AM SP 5221 M2 INT △ 24037 EngSide A runout, variant 2
AMLH̶·64742·B1 ⋀ [Trumpet] AM SP 5222 M2 INT △ 24037-X EngSide B runout, variant 2
AMLE·64742·A1 AM SP 5221 M1 INT 24037Run-out Side A, Variant 1
AMLE·64742·B1 AM SP 5222 M2 INT 24037-XRun-out Side B, Variant 1
AMLH̶ E·64742·A1 AM SP 5221 M2 INT ⋀ △ 24037 [Trumpet] EngRun-out Side A, Variant 2
AMLH̶ E·64742·B1 AM SP 5222 M2 INT [Trumpet] △ 24037-XRun-out Side B, Variant 2
AMLE·64742·A1 AM SP 5221 M1 INTSide A runout, variant 1
AMLE·64742·B1 AM SP 5222 M2 INTSide B runout, variant 1
AMLE 64742 A1 AM SP 5221 M2 INT △24037 CSide A runout, variant 2
AMLE 64742 B1 AM SP 5222 M2 INT △24037-X DSide B runout, variant 2
AMLE·64742·A2Side A runout, etched
AMLE·64742·B2 tone ⋀Side B runout, etched / stamped
AMLE 64742 A*Side A label
AMLE 64742 B*Side B label
AM SP 5221 M2 INT △ 24037 EngSide A, etched
AMLE·64742·A1Side A, stamped
AM SP 5222 M2 INT △ 24037-XSide B, etched
AMLE·64742·B1Side B, stamped
AMLE·64742·A2Side A runout, etched
AMLE·64742·B2 tone ⋀Side B runout, etched / stamped
AMLE 64742 A*Side A label
AMLE 64742 B*Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | A&M Records L36903 / A&M Records SP-4742First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Australia | A&M Records L 36903 / A&M Records SP-4742First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4742First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4742First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4742First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | A&M Records AMLE 64742 / A&M Records AMLH 64742First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLE 64742First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLE 64742First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLE 64742First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLE 64742First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLE 64742First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLE 64742First yearLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLE 64742First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLE 64742First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | A&M Records SP-4742LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Captain Oi! AHOY LP 149LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2000 | UK | Captain Oi! AHOY PD 149LP, Album, Compilation, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Compilation, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2000 | UK | Captain Oi! AHOY LP 149LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Australia | Survival Research SVVRCH026LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2025 | Europe | Captain Oi! AHOY1LP422LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Captain Oi! AHOY1LP422LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | A&M Records SP-4742LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4742LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
34 vinyl pressings of The Incredible Shrinking Dickies are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLE 64742, released February 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLE 64742, SP-4742, L36903, L 36903) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLE·64742·A1 AM SP 5221 M1 INT and AMLE·64742·B1 AM SP 5222 M2 INT. 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.
