Vinyl pressings
by Weeks & Co. · 1981
Rock Your World was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 7 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.
CHDS- 2519- A HERbiE :^) ✩ Hi BRAD, Hi KEViN, Hi GENE, Hi ANgiE SMKRunout side A, etched
CHDS- 2519-B HERbiE :^) "Rock" SMKRunout side B, etched
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKBoth sides, machine stamped
CHDS-2519ALabel side A
CHDS-2519-ARunout A
CHDS-2519-BRunout B
Mastering by Frankford/Wayne, New YorkRunout A/B
Herbie Hi Brad, Hi Kevin, Hi Gene, Hi AngieRunout A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Benelux | Ariola 600.482 / Dance Records 600 482First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Benelux | Dance Records 103.871 / Ariola 103.871First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Brazil | Test Pressing TPCS-2.045First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Formula Records FS-001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Formula Records FD-003First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Germany | Teldec 6.20129First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Mexico | Trebol TI-70511First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Ariola 600.529 / Dance Records 600529First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Ariola 600.482 / Dance Records 600.482First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Chaz Ro CHDS-2519First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Chaz Ro CHDS-2519First year12" | 12" |
| 1981 | US | Chaz Ro CHDS-2519First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Chaz Ro CHDS-2519First year12" | 12" |
| 1981 | US | Chaz Ro CHDS 2519First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Chaz Ro CHDS 2519First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Roy B. Records RBM 01112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| ? | US | Kool Groove Records KG-13912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
30 vinyl pressings of Rock Your World are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1981 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Benelux, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Chaz Ro CHDS-2519.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHDS-2519, CHDS 2519, 600.482, 103.871) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHDS- 2519- A HERbiE :^) ✩ Hi BRAD, Hi KEViN, Hi GENE, Hi ANgiE SMK and CHDS- 2519-B HERbiE :^) "Rock" SMK. 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.
