Vinyl pressings
by The Stranglers · 1979
Don't Bring Harry 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.
5 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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.
STR 1 A-1U BilBoVariant 1 runout side A
STR 1 B-1U BilBo TA1PEVariant 1 runout side B
STR 1 A-1U 0 R BilBoVariant 2 runout side A
STR 1 B-1U 0 C BilBo TA1PEVariant 2 runout side B
STR 1 A-1U GL 2 BilBoSide A runout
STR 1 B-1U AT 2 BilBo TA1PESide B runout
STR 1 A-DJ-1U BilBoRunout side A
STR 1 B-DJ-2U BilBo TA1PERunout side B
UAEP 1000ARunout Side A
UAEP 1000BRunout Side B
STR 1 A-1U IRL BILBOSide A runout
STR 1 B-1U IRL BiLBo TA1PESide B runout
STR 1ASide A label
STR 1BSide 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 | Ireland | United Artists Records STR 1First year7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records STR 1 D.J.First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | United Artists Records UAEP-1000First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records STR 1First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records STR 1First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Misprint, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Misprint, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | United Artists Records 2C 008-82.868 / United Artists Records 2 C 008 828687", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | United Artists Records 2C 008-82.868 / United Artists Records 2 C 008 828687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Japan | United Artists Records GXA-6 / United Artists Records GXA 612", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | United Artists Records GXA-6 / United Artists Records GXA 612", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | France | Fan Club HARRY 112", 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1987 | France | Fan Club HARRY 112", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of Don't Bring Harry are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, Ireland. One of them is United Artists Records STR 1, released November 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STR 1, STR 1 D.J., UAEP-1000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STR 1 A-1U BilBo and STR 1 B-1U BilBo TA1PE. 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.
