Vinyl pressings
by The Pretenders · 1979
Stop Your Sobbing 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.
11 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.
ARE6-A2 BIG BOY DON'T RUSH ME EG S.A. S-28Side A runout, variant 1
ARE . 6-B2 EG S-28Side B runout, variant 1
ARE6-A2 1 1 BIG BOY DON'T RUSH ME EG S.A. S-14Side A runout, variant 2
ARE . 6-B2 1 EG S-12Side B runout, variant 2
ARE 6 - A2 BIG BOY DON'T RUSH ME EG S.A. G-T/PSide A, etched variant 1
ARE · 6 - B2 ; EG S - 1Side B, etched variant 1
ARE 6 - A2 1 1 BIG BOY DON'T RUSH ME EG S.A. S - 3Side A etched / stamped / etched variant 2
ARE · 6 - B2 1 EG S - 3Side B etched / stamped / etched variant 2
ARE · 6 - A · 1 SASide A, etched
ARE · 6 - B · 1 DON'T RUSH ME BIG BOY SASide B, etched
ARE 6A*Label side A
ARE 6B*Label side B
ARE-6-A-1 SA O ΛSide A etched / stamped runout
ARE-6-B-1 SA 7 Λ DON'T RUSH ME BIG BOYSide B etched / stamped runout
ARE 6A*Side A label
ARE 6B*Side B label
ARE 6-ASide A, etched
ARE 6-BSide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records ARE 6First year7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records ARE 6First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | France | Sire 2C 008 62718 / Sire 2C 008-62.718First year7", Single, Misprint | 7", Single, Misprint |
| 1979 | France | Sire 2C 008 62718 / Sire 2C 008-62.718First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Ariola 100 421 / Real Records 100 421First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | New Zealand | WEA ARE 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Real Records ARE-6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Real Records ARE 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Real Records ARE 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Real Records ARE 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Real Records ARE 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Sire SRE 495067", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | Sire SRE 495067", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Sire SRE 495067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Sire SRE 495067", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Sire SRE 495067", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Sire SRE 495067", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Sire SRE 495067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Stop Your Sobbing are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Belgium, France, Germany and more. One of them is Real Records ARE 6, released January 20, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ARE 6, 2C 008 62718, 100 421, ARE-6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARE6-A2 BIG BOY DON'T RUSH ME EG S.A. S-28 and ARE . 6-B2 EG S-28. 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.
