Vinyl pressings
by Aerosmith · 1986
Classics Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
AL-40329-2S JS ED MISF1 SM-2 PSide A Etched Variant 1
BL-40329-2B JS A ED MISF1 M7 PSide B Etched Variant 1
AL-40329-[1A scratched out] 2S JS ED MISF1 SM2 PSide A Etched Variant 2
BL-40329-2B-3 JS A ED MISF1 SM7 PSide B Etched Variant 2
AL-40329-IA-2HZD: DMSide A runout (etched Variant 1)
BL-40329-IA-2HZD: DMSide B runout (etched Variant 1)
AL-40329-1A-2HZD: DM-3Side A runout (etched Variant 2)
BL-40329-1A-2HZD: DM-11Side B runout (etched Variant 2)
AL-40329-1A 2HZD: DM 4Side A Runout
BL-40329-1A 2HZD: DM 21Side B runout
01-26901-1A AL 40329-1AA BRunout side A, variant 1
01-26901-1B 1 A BL 40329-1AARunout side B, variant 1
01-26901-1A-1 AL 40329-1AA BRunout side A, variant 2
01-26901-1B-1 A BL 40329-1AARunout side B, variant 2
28AP-3170A1A side
28AP-3170A1B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Columbia VFC 40329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBS 26901 / CBS FC 40329First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | CBS CBS 26901First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3170First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Mexico | CBS/Columbia Internacional, S.A. CLS-5857First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Philippines | CBS QCL-22239 / CBS FC 40329First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Columbia C 40329 / Columbia FC 40329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Columbia FC 40329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 467297 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Classics Live are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1986 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Canada, Europe, Greece and more. One of them is Columbia C 40329.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 40329, FC 40329, VFC 40329, CBS 26901) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-40329-2S JS ED MISF1 SM-2 P and BL-40329-2B JS A ED MISF1 M7 P. 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.
