Vinyl pressings
by Agnetha Fältskog · 1983
Wrap Your Arms Around Me 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.
34 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 28 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.
Pols 365 A ERPD 4 GSRunout side A, variant 1
Pols 365 B II EFRPD 4 II GSRunout side B, variant 1
Agneta A GS EFRPDRunout side A, variant 2
Agneta B GS EFRPD POLS-365-BRunout side B, variant 2
Pols 365 AII EFRPD 9 GSRunout side A - Variant 1
Pols 365 BII EFRPD 9 GSRunout side B - Variant 1
Pols 365 AII EFRPD 9 II GSRunout side A - Variant 2
Pols 365 II B EFRPD 9 GSRunout side B - Variant 2
POLS 365 AII EFPPD 9 II GSSide A runout, variant 1, etched & stamped
POLS 365 CB EPRPD 9 GSSide B runout, variant 1, etched & stamped
POLS 365 AII EFRPD 9 II GSSide A runout, variant 2, etched & stamped
POLS 365-B EFRPD 9 II GSSide B runout, variant 2, etched & stamped
EPC 25505 A1 POLS 365 A II GSA-side runout, etched - variant 1
EPC 25505 B2 POLS 365 B II GS ΛB-side runout, etched / stamped - variant 1
EPC 25505 A2 10 POLS 365 A II GSA-side runout, etched - variant 2
EPC 25505 B1 C POLS 365 B II GS ΛB-side runout, etched / stamped - variant 2
A- B-¹ ↔ 422·813 242·1- AS- HRMSide A etched
A1 ↔ 422·813 242·1- BS- HRMSide B etched
MASTERDISKSide A/B stamped
422·813 242·1-AS-C1-1-1Side A, Etched
422·813 242·1-BS-C1-1-1Side B, Etched
MASTERDISKSide A/B stamped
HWSide A/B, Etched
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 | Argentina | RCA Victor TLP-60014First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1 6662First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.8275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Polydor PDS-1-6377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Finland | Polar POLS 365First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Vogue 540049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Vogue 540049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 32 116-6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 813 242-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 46 789-4LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 813 242-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 46 789-4LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 32 116-6LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | Greece | Music-Box SMB 365 / Music-Box POLS 365First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Iceland | Polar POLS 365 / Skífan POLS 365First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Polar 00602557569933 / Polar 00602557441802LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Polar 00602557441802LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Wrap Your Arms Around Me are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1983 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Scandinavia, UK, US, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Polar POLS 365.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POLS 365, EPC 25505, 422-813 242-1 Y-1, VPL1 6662) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Pols 365 A ERPD 4 GS and Pols 365 B II EFRPD 4 II GS. 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.
