Vinyl pressings
by Al Stewart · 1981
Live Indian Summer 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.
24 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.
RCA- PL- 25391 - A LP-9001 - A PFSide 1, runout, etched
RCA PL-25391- B LP- 9001- B PFSide 2, runout, etched
RCA - PL- 25391 - C LP- 9001-C PFSide 3, runout, etched
LP- 9001- D RCA- PL- 25391- D PFSide 4, runout, etched
I T A2L 8607 SA TML-M -CT3 B 5Side A Runout
I T A2L 8607 SB TML-M CT3 A 4Side B Runout
I T A2L 8607-SC-CT1 TML-X A 8Side C Runout
I T A2L-8607-SD- CT2 TML-M B 7Side D Runout
A2L 8607 SA TML-MEtched Side A, except "TML-S" stamped
A2L-8607-SB TML-SEtched Side B, except "TML-S" stamped
A2L-8607-SC TML-MEtched Side C, except "TML-M" stamped
A2L-8607-SD X TML-MEtched Side D, except "TML-M" stamped
A2L 8607 SA TML-S B1Runout Side A Etched, Except TML-S Stamped
A2L 8607 SB A1Runout Side B Etched
A2L 8607 SC TML-X A1Runout Side C Etched, Except TML-X Stamped
A2L 8607 SDRunout Side D Etched
A2L8607-SA TML-S MR△25310Runout A variant 1
A2L8607-SB TML-X MR△25310XRunout B variant 1
A2L8607-SC TML-S MR△25311Runout C variant 1
A2L8607-SD TML-S MR△25311XRunout D variant 1
1 T A2L 8607 SA TML-M-CT3 A3Etched Side A, except "TML-M" stamped, var. 1
1 T A2L 8607 SB TML-M CT3 B4Etched Side B, except "TML-M" stamped, var. 1
1 T A2L 8607-SC-CT1 TML-X D?Etched Side C, except "TML-X" stamped, var. 1
1 T A2L-8607-SD-CT3 TML-X D3Etched Side D, except "TML-X" stamped, var. 1
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 | Belgium | RCA RCALP 9001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Arista A2L 8607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Arista A2L 8607 / Columbia House Canada Ltd. 524876LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1981 | Europe | RCA RCALP 9001 / RCA PL 25391First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | RCA RCALP 9001 / RCA PL 25391First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor RCA LP 9001 / RCA Victor PL 25391First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA PL 70144 (2)LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Greece | RCA RCLP 20231 20232 / RCA Victor RCLP 20231 - 20232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Israel | RCA PL 70144 (2)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | RCA PL 25391 (2) / RCA Italiana PL25391-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | RCA PL 25391 (2) / RCA Italiana PL25391-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPL-3024~25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPL-3024~25First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | RCA RCALP 9001 / RCA PL 25391First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | RCA PL-25391First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | RCA PL 70144 (2)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Live Indian Summer are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Europe, US, Australia & New Zealand, Belgium and more. One of them is RCA RCALP 9001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCALP 9001, A2L 8607, VPL2 7408, RCA LP 9001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RCA- PL- 25391 - A LP-9001 - A PF and RCA PL-25391- B LP- 9001- B PF. 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.
