Vinyl pressings
by Aldo Nova · 1983
Subject...Aldo Nova 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.
15 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 9 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-38721-1B-2HZSide A runout variant 1
BL-38721-1B-2HZSide B runout variant 1
AL-38721-1A-2HZ: DM-4Side A runout variant 2
BL-38721-1A-2HZ: DM-5Side B runout variant 2
AL 38721Side A label
BL 38721Side B label
PRT 25482 A1A-side runout
PRT 25482 B1B-side runout
AL-38721-1A MASTERDISK RL D P oRunout A, variant 1
BL-38721-1A MASTERDISK RL Λ P oRunout B, variant 1
AL-38721-1B RLRunout A, variant 2
BL-83721-1B RLRunout B, variant 2
AL-38721-1C MASTERDISK RL C15 GISide A runout, variant 1
BL-38721-1E MASTERDISK RL E5 GISide B runout, variant 1
AL-38721-1C MASTERDISK RL A9 G1 oSide A runout, variant 2
BL-38721-1E MASTERDISK RL C4 G1Side B runout, variant 2
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 | Australia | Portrait PR 33022 / Epic PR 33022First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Europe | Portrait 25482 / Portrait PRT 25482First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic 467037 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Portrait PRT 25482First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Portrait PRT 25482First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25-3P-478First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-478First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Portugal | Portrait PRT 25482First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Portrait PRT 25482First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Portrait PRT 25482LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | US | Portrait FR 38721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Portrait FR 38721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Portrait PR 38721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Portrait Records FR38721First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | USA & Europe | Portrait PRT 25482 / Portrait PR 38721First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Subject...Aldo Nova are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Canada, UK, US, Europe and more. One of them is Portrait FR 38721, released September 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FR 38721, PRT 25482, PR 38721, FR38721) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-38721-1B-2HZ and BL-38721-1B-2HZ. 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.
