Vinyl pressings
by Tom Browne · 1983
Rockin' Radio 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.
11 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
AL-8-8107-SA-2 A̶L̶-̶8̶-̶8̶4̶1̶7̶-̶S̶A̶ Z 2̶ MASTERDISK HW I A1J-A Side Runout Variant 1
AL-8-8107-SB-6 MASTERDISK I A1I-B Side Runout Variant 1
AL-8-8107-SA-2̶ 1 MASTERDISK HW I A1CA Side Runout Variant 2
AL-8-8107-SB-7 A1FB Side Runout Variant 2
AL-8-8107-SA-2 MASTERDISK HW I A3JA runout
AL-8-8107-SB-7 IB runout
AL 8-8107 SAA label
AL 8-8107 SBB label
205756 A-1/83S ISide 1
205756 B-1/83S ISide 2
205756 A-1/83S ISide 1
205756 B-1/83S ISide 2
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 | Barbados | Arista AL 8-8107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Arista 205 756 / Arista 205 756-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Arista 205 756 / Arista 205 756-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Arista 205 756 / Arista 205 756-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Arista 25RS-210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Arista 205.756First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Arista ARI 90084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Arista 205 756 / Arista 205 151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Arista 205 756 / Arista 205 151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Arista AL 8-8107 / Arista AL8-8107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Arista AL8-8107 / Arista AL8 8107LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Arista AL 8-8107 / Arista AL8-8107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Rockin' Radio are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Barbados, Europe and more. One of them is Arista AL 8-8107.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 8-8107, 205 756, 25RS-210, 205.756) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-8-8107-SA-2 A̶L̶-̶8̶-̶8̶4̶1̶7̶-̶S̶A̶ Z 2̶ MASTERDISK HW I A1J- and AL-8-8107-SB-6 MASTERDISK I A1I-. 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.
