Vinyl pressings
by Wide Boy Awake · 1982
Chicken Outlaw was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 5 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.
PD-JD 13503A 1 ʌ 2Run-out area A-side [machine-stamped] var 1
BRun-out area A-side [hand-etched] var 1
PD-JD 13503B 1 ʌ TRun-out area B-side [machine-stamped] var 1
KRun-out area B-side [hand-etched] var 1
PD-JD 13503A 1 ʌ 2Run-out area A-side [machine-stamped] var 1
BRun-out area A-side [hand-etched] var 1
PD-JD 13503B 1 ʌ TRun-out area B-side [machine-stamped] var 1
KRun-out area B-side [hand-etched] var 1
JD 13503A 1 ATRun-out side A, stamped (Variant 1)
JD 13503B 1 ATARun-out side B, stamped (Variant 1)
I A1A Jd 13503A 1A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
I A1A Jd 13503B 1B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
JK-13552-A-1S JVC MR Δ109299A and B Runouts Identical
JK-13552-AA and B Labels Identical
WBAT 1 A¹ ∙ORLAKE∙ ARUNA-Side Runout Etching
WBAT 1 B-1 ∙ORLAKE∙B-Side Runout Etching
(WBAT 1A*) (PC 68005)A-Side Label
(WBAT 1B*) (PC 68005)B-Side Label
WBA 1 A-1U-1-3Runout Side A
WBA 1 B-1U-1-3Runout Side B
WBA 1A*Label Side A
WBA 1B*Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor TDS 167First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | RCA Victor PD-13503First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA PB 68005 / RCA Victor PB 68005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | RCA WBAT 1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | RCA WBA 1 / RCA PB 68005First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | RCA WBA (P) 1 - PB 68005First year7", Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | US | RCA Victor PD-13503First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | RCA JD-13503First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | RCA JK-13552First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | RCA Victor PD-13503First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Chicken Outlaw are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor PD-13503.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-13503, JD-13503, JK-13552, WBAT 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-JD 13503A 1 ʌ 2 and B. 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.
