Vinyl pressings
by a-ha · 1988
Stay On These Roads was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 25 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.
R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-ARunout side A - variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-BRunout side B - variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-A2 GLRunout side A - variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-B2 4x 12 DRunout side B - variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-A3 1-25733-A-SR2 /-4 SP-W.GER 7Runout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-B4 F 1-25733-B-SR1 /-4 SP-W.GERRunout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-A2Runout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-B2Runout side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-A4 1-25733-A-SR3 1-45 SP-W.GERSide A runout
R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-B 53Side B runout
1-25733-A-SR2 [SRC Logo]Runout side A, variant 1 etched/stamped
1-25733-B-SR1 [SRC Logo]Runout side B, variant 1 etched/stamped
1-25733-A-SR3 1-1 [SRC Logo]Runout side A, variant 2 etched/stamped
1-25733-B-SR1 1-1 [SRC Logo]Runout side B, variant 2 etched/stamped
B-30959 1-25733-A-SH2 Q B-30960-SH2 ∆20285 1-1A runout
1-25733-B-SH2 Q B-30960-SH2 ∆20285-X 1-1B runout
1-25733-A-SH3 Q B 20959 SH3 “triangle” 20285 1-1Runout Side A
1-25733_B_SH2 Q B 30960-SH2 “triangle” 20285-X 1-1Runout Side B
1-25733-A-SH3
1-25733-B-SH2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 25733 / Warner Bros. Records 80743First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25733-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.4135 / Warner Bros. Records 00314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 57331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1 25733LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1031)00054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 733-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 166First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925733-1 / Warner Bros. Records 925 733-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925733-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925733-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records WX 166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BAN 925733-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BAN 925733-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 5733-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records 1-25733First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
36 vinyl pressings of Stay On These Roads are listed here, from 25 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, US, Peru, UK & Europe and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WX 166, released May 3, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WX 166, 925 733-1, 9 25733-1, PN-WBR-0257331.4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-A and R/S Alsdorf 925733-1-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.
