Vinyl pressings
by The Furious Five · 1984
Step Off was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 9 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.
VID-292-A TRUTONE-Pa-10-84 G 回-G-回 1A-Side Runout Etching
VID-292-B TRUTONE-Pa-10-84 G 回-G-回 1B-Side Runout Etching
VID-292-AA-Side Label
VID-292-BB-Side Label
VID-292 A-1 Trutone Labs -pa-11-84 GSide A Runout
VID-292 B-1 Trutone Labs -pa-11-84 GSide B Runout
VID-292-A1Center Label
VID-292-B1Center Label
VID-292-A-1 Trutone-Pa. 11-84 GSide A Label
VID-292-B-1 Trutone-Pa. 11-84 GSide B Label
VID - 292-A TRUTONE- pa-10 84 PA side runout
VID - 292-B TRUTONE- pa-10-84 PB side runout
VID - 292-A TRUTONE- pa-10-84 PA side runout
VID - 292-B TRUTONE- pa-10-84 PB side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Sugar Hill Records SH-333First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Finland | Polarvox SH 32033 / Polarvox Oy SH 32033First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | France | Sugar Hill Records 311126 / Vogue 311126First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Sugar Hill Records 6.20399 / Sugar Hill Records 6.20399 AEFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Germany | Sugar Hill Records 6.20399 / Sugar Hill Records 6.20399 AEFirst year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Germany | Sugar Hill Records 6.20399 / Sugar Hill Records 6.20399 AEFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Germany | Sugar Hill Records 6.20399 / Sugar Hill Records 6.20399 AE12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Greece | Sugar Hill Records EPCA 12-6078First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Sugar Hill Records SHL 139First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Sugar Hill Records SH 139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | Sugar Hill Records SH 139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-32033First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-3203312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| 1984 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-32033First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Sugar Hill Records SH-32033First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
28 vinyl pressings of Step Off are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Ireland and more. One of them is Sugar Hill Records SH-32033, released October 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SH-32033, TDS 251, SHL 139, SH 139) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VID-292-A TRUTONE-Pa-10-84 G 回-G-回 1 and VID-292-B TRUTONE-Pa-10-84 G 回-G-回 1. 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.
