Vinyl pressings
by Tower Of Power · 1979
Back On The Streets 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.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PAL-35784-2C KENDUN-A JGSide A runout, variant 1
PBL-35784-2H KENDUN-B JGSide B runout, variant 1
PAL-35784-2F KENDUN-A JGSide A runout, variant 2
PBL-35784-2E KENDUN-B JGSide B runout, variant 2
T1 PAL-35784-2E KENDUN-A JG C 3 oRunout side A, etched [KENDUN-A C o stamped]
T1 PBL-35784-2E KENDUN-A JG A 5 oRunout side B, etched [KENDUN-A A o stamped]
AL 35784Label side A
BL 35784Label side B
S PAL-35784-2A KENDUN-A JGRunout side A
S PBL-35784-2B KENDUN-B JGRunout side B
AL 35784Label side A
BL 35784Label side B
PAL - 35784 - 2D KENDUN-A JG B PSIDE 1
PBL - 35784 - 2D KENDUN-B JG A 1 PSIDE 2
PAL-35784-2D Kendun-A JG pSide A
PBL-35784-2D Kendun-A JGSide B
PAL-35784-2D KENDUN-A JG ASide A runout, etched except KENDUN-A and A, Variant 1
PBL-35784-2D KENDUN-B JG D ASide B runout, etched except KENDUN-B, D and A, Variant 1
1S PAL-35784-2B Kendun-5 JG A8Side A
1S PBL-35784-2B Kendun-B JG B6Side B
AL 35784Side A Label
BL 35784Side 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 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia JC 35784First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 83530First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1353First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1353First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5657First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35784First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35784First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35784 / Columbia 35784First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35784 / Columbia 35784First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 35784First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Not On Label JC 35784First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Back On The Streets are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Brazil, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35784.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35784, 138156, CBS 83530, 25AP 1353) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-35784-2C KENDUN-A JG and PBL-35784-2H KENDUN-B JG. 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.
