Vinyl pressings
by Todd Rundgren · 1983
Bang The Drum All Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 4 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.
—◁ STERLING H 7-29686-ANY-3039-S-WW1A-Side Runout Etching
STERLING H 7-29686-ANY-3041-S-WW1 —◁B-Side Runout Etching
ANY 3039SA-Side Label
ANY 3041SB-Side Label
7-29686-ANY 3039-S-JW 4 #1 0 STERLINGRun-out A, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamp)
7-29686-ANY-3041-S-JW4 STERLING ⚾ #1 0Run-out B, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamp)
7-29686-ANY-3039.S-SH1 balloon R-10911-SH1 SLM △3885 1-1 STERLING ⚾Side A
7-29686-ANY-3041.S-SH1 balloon R-10912.SH1 SLM △3886 1-1 STERLING⚾Side B
7-29686-ANY 3039-S-JW 4 #1 0 STERLINGRun-out A, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamp)
7-29686-ANY-3041-SH1 #1 ɑ R-10912-SH1 SLM Δ3886 1-2 STERLINGRun-out B, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamp)
7-29686 ANY-3039 MDJ-SH1 balloon R-10910-SH1 SLM △3884 1-1Mono Side runout
7-29686 ANY-3039 S-SH1 balloon R-10911-SH1 SLM △3885 1-1Stereo Side runout
ANY 3039DJMMono Side label
ANY 3039SStereo Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Bearsville Records K-9141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Bearsville 7-29686First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1983 | Canada | Bearsville 92 96867First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | Bearsville 92 96867First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Bearsville 7-29686First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Bearsville 7-29686First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Bearsville 7-29686First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1983 | US | Bearsville 7-29686First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Bearsville 7-29686First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Bearsville 7-29686First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Lamborghini Records LMG 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Lamborghini Records LMG 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Bang The Drum All Day are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Australia. One of them is Bearsville 7-29686, released April 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-29686, LMG 1, 92 96867, K-9141) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, —◁ STERLING H 7-29686-ANY-3039-S-WW1 and STERLING H 7-29686-ANY-3041-S-WW1 —◁. 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.
