Vinyl pressings
by 38 Special · 1983
If I'd Been The One 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.
16 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
A&M-AM-02594 A-C1A side runout, Variant 1
A&M-AM-02594 B-C1B side runout, Variant 1
A&M-AM-02594- A-P2 MASTERDISK PA side runout, Variant 2
A&M -AM -02594- B-P2 MASTERDISK PB side runout, Variant 2
A&M-AM-02594 A-C1 [MASTERDISK] G1Runout side A, etched [stamped] variation 2
A&M-AM-02594 B-C1 A5 [MASTERDISK] G1Runout side B, etched [stamped] variation 2
A&M-AM-02594 A-C2A side, variation 1
A&M-AM-02594 B-C1B side, variation 1
A+M-AM-02594 A-M1 MASTERSOUNDA runout
A+M-AM-02574 B-M1 MR △109461-XMASTERSOUNDB runout
AM-02594-AA label
AM-02594-BB label
[MASTERDISK AI] A&M-AM-02594 A-RCA1 [I]Runout, side A, etched, / [stamped]
[MASTERDISK AI] A&M-AM-02594 B-RCA1 [I]Runout, side B, etched, / [stamped]
AM-02594-ALabel side A
AM-02594-BLabel side B
A&M-AM-02594 A-M1 (2) MR △109461 MASTERDISKA Side runout
A&M-AM-02594 B-M1 MR △109461-X MASTERDISKB Side runout
(AM-02594-A)A side label
(AM-02594-B)B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records AM-2594First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-788First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-788First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | A&M Records AMS 9741First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Spain | A&M Records AMS 9741First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | A&M Records AMS 9741First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | A&M Records AM 174First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | A&M Records AM 174First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | UK | A&M Records AM 174First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-17246First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records AM-2594First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records AM-2594First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records AM-2594First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records AM-2594First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP1724612", Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records K-93007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of If I'd Been The One are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is A&M Records AM-2594.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AM-2594, SP-17246, AM 174, AMP-788) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M-AM-02594 A-C1 and A&M-AM-02594 B-C1. 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.
