Vinyl pressings
by Air Supply · 1981
Here I Am was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 13 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.
ASO-626-SA CP-2 DD. CBSide A - Etched
ASO-626-SA CP-3 D.D. CBAlt. A side deadwax - etched
ASO-626-SB D.D. CBSide B - Etched
ASO-626-SB CP- 2 DD. CBAlt. B side deadwax - etched
CB. T AS0-626-SA TH-1 D.D. TII [MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.]Variant 1, Side A, etched except [stamped]
AS0-626-SB TH-3 TI [MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.]Variant 1, Side B, etched except [stamped]
CB. ASO-626-SA TH-3 DD TIII [MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A.,CALIF.]Variant 2, Side A, etched except [stamped]
T ASO-626-SB TH-2 TI [MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A.,CALIF.]Variant 2, Side B, etched except [stamped]
FLB-125-SA PCR-2-1-1-6Runout, Side A, Etched
FLB-125-SB PRCR-2-1-1-6Runout, Side B, Etched
FLB125-SALabel Side A
FLB125-SBLabel Side B
CB. ASO-626-SA SM-1 DD. SIA side deadwax - etched
T ASO-626-SB TH-4 SSB side deadwax - etched
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Stamped onto deadwax on both sides
T AS0-626-SA TH-S SSSide A (Etched)
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. CB DDSide A & B (Stamped & Etched)
AS0-626-SB TH-S SSSide B (Stamped)
AS 0626-SASide A (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. BTS-567First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Barbados | Arista AS 0626First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Brazil | Arista 103.685First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. BTSC 105First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | Ireland | Arista ARIST 435First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Japan | Arista 7RS-25First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Arista S-628First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. BTS 567First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Panama | Arista AS 0629First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Philippines | Arista AS 0626First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Spain | Arista AS 0247First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | Arista ARIST 435First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Arista AS 0626First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Arista AS 0626First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Arista AS 0626First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Flashback Records AFS-91347", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista AS 06267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Here I Am are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Arista AS 0626.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS 0626, FLB125, ARIST 435, BTS-567) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ASO-626-SA CP-2 DD. CB and ASO-626-SA CP-3 D.D. CB. 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.
