Vinyl pressings
by The Raconteurs · 2006
Steady, As She Goes / Store Bought Bones was first pressed on vinyl in 2006. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2006, the album's first year, in 2 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.
63881-27843-1A STREAKY ⓤA-side runout etching
63881-27843-1B RACONTEURS B ⓤB-side runout etching
63881-27843-7ASide A label
63881-27843-7BSide B label
63881-27847-7 A (U)Side A - Etched
63881-27847-7 B (U)Side B - Etched
XLS227-A-1Side A, etched
THE SOUNDMASTERS XLS227AA-1Side A, etched
XLS-229-B-A-1Side A runout, etched
XLS-229-B-B-1Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | XL Recordings XLS 227First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2006 | US | V2 63881-27843-7 / Third Man Records 63881-27843-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 2006 | UK | XL Recordings XLS 229B / Third Man Records XLS 229BFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 2006 | UK & Ireland | XL Recordings XLS 229A7", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 2006 | US | V2 63881-27847-7 / Third Man Records 63881-27847-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 2006 | US | V2 63881-27848-7 / Third Man Records 63881-27848-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 2007 | UK | Not On Label (The Raconteurs) RAC001LTD12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Promo · Unofficial, Promo | 12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Promo · Unofficial, Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Third Man Records TMR1207", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Third Man Records TMR1207", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Third Man Records TMR1207", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Third Man Records TMR-6013", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Single, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 3", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Single, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Third Man Records TMR-6013", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Record Store Day, Single, Stereo | 3", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Record Store Day, Single, Stereo |
| 2019 | US | Third Man Records TMR1207", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Steady, As She Goes / Store Bought Bones are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2006 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 2006, in US, UK. One of them is V2 63881-27843-7, released March 7, 2006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 63881-27843-7, 63881-27847-7, 63881-27848-7, XLS 227) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 63881-27843-1A STREAKY ⓤ and 63881-27843-1B RACONTEURS B ⓤ. 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.
