Vinyl pressings
by The Stranglers · 1979
Duchess 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 8 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.
BP 308 A-1U PP 3 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, variant 1
BP 308 B-1U AT 2 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout, variant 1
BP 308 A-1U A 1 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, variant 2
BP 308 B-1U H G 1 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout, variant 2
A PORKY PRIME CUT BP 308 A-1USide A Runout
A PORKY PRIME CUT BP 308 B-1USide B Runout
BP 308 ASide A Label
BP 308 BSide B Label
SMX54837 P2ASide A runout
SMX54838 P2ASide B runout
MX-54837Side A label
MX-54838Side B label
006-82736-ASide A label
006-82736-BSide B label
K 7613 A 2:30 P2ASide A runout
SMX 54838 P2ASide B runout
MX 54837Side A label
MX 54838Side B label
82736A-1Runout side A, stamped
82736B-1Runout side B, stamped
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 | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 006-82 736 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-82 736First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 006-82 736 / United Artists Records 827367", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Ireland | United Artists Records BP 308First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | United Artists Records BP 308First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | United Artists Records CM-2637", Single, 45 RPM, Repress | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1979 | Japan | United Artists Records CM-263First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | United Artists Records CM-263First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Spain | United Artists Records 10C 006-082736 / United Artists Records 10 C 006-082.736First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Australia | United Artists Records K7613 / United Artists Records BP 308First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 1A 006-82736First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | United Artists Records K 7613 / United Artists Records BP 308First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records BP 308First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records BP 308First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | I.R.S. Records IR 90187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 4781Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 4781Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 4781Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Liberty BP 3087", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | United Artists Records BP 3087", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| ? | UK | United Artists Records BP 3087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Duchess are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand and more. One of them is United Artists Records BP 308, released August 10, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BP 308, K7613, 1A 006-82736, K 7613) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BP 308 A-1U PP 3 A PORKY PRIME CUT and BP 308 B-1U AT 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT. 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.
