Vinyl pressings
by Toto · 1984
Stranger In Town was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ZSS 169831- 1F | TML-M | GRun Out Groove Side A
ZSS 169832 1H | TML-M | GRun Out Groove Side B
ZSS 169831Label Side A
ZSS 169832Label Side B
P ZSS 169831-1A TML-XRunout Side A
P ZSS 169832 1C TML-XRunout Side B
P ZSS 169831 -1C TML-XRunout Side A (Variant 1)
P ZSS 169832 1B TML=MRunout Side B (Variant 1)
ZSS 169831- 1F | TML-M | GRun Out Groove Side A
ZSS 169832 1H | TML-M | GRun Out Groove Side B
ZSS 169831Label Side A
ZSS 169832Label Side B
ZSS 169831 -1A TML-X PRunout side A
ZSS 169831 -1C TML-X PRunout side B
ZSS 169831Labels
A4461 A1 Λ 1Runout side A
A4461 B1 ΛRunout side B
A4461 ALabel side A
A4461 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12105First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223243First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223243First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12105First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Brazil | CBS 43594First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38 04672First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38 04672First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 4461 / CBS A-4461First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.4461 / CBS A 12-4461First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Ireland | CBS A4461First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony XDSP 930537", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony XDAP-3120First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Mexico | CBS 8630First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Mexico | CBS 8630First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Mexico | CBS 8630First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony XDSP 930537", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
37 vinyl pressings of Stranger In Town are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 38-04672.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-04672, AS 1953, A4461, TX 4461) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 169831- 1F | TML-M | G and ZSS 169832 1H | TML-M | G. 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.
