Vinyl pressings
by Amanda Lear · 1978
Sweet Revenge was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
47 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 25 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.
25900 A-1/78S Made in GermanyRunout side A
25900 B-3/78S Made in GermanyRunout side B
S 25 900 ALabel side A
S 25 900 BLabel side B
25900 A-1/78S III Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 1
25900 B-3/78S III Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 1
25900 A-3/78S Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
25900 B-4/78S Ⅱ Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 2
25900 A-1/78S Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 1
25900 B-3/78S III Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 1
25900 A-1/78S III Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
25900 B-3/78S III Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 2
25900 A-1/78S Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 1
25900 B-3/78S III Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 1
25900 A-1/78S III Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
25900 B-3/78S IV Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 2
ARLH5006. A1 △TA Side Run Out [Etched]
ARLH5006. B1 △TB Side Run Out [Etched]
✝ARLH 5006-A✝A Side Centre Label
✝ARLH 5006-B✝B Side Centre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4658First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1 4076First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1 4076 / Ariola VPL1 4076First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| 1978 | Austria | Ariola 25 900 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1978 | Austria | Ariola 25 900 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1978 | Benelux | Ariola 25 900 OTFirst yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1978 | Benelux | Ariola 25 900 OTFirst yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Inter Global Music PEC 90496 / Epic PEC 90496First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1184First yearLP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| 1978 | Europe | Ariola 25 900 XOT / Ariola 25 900 OTFirst yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1978 | France | Eurodisc 913 211 / Eurodisc (25900)LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Eurodisc 25900 / Eurodisc 913 211First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1978 | France | Eurodisc 913 211 / Eurodisc (25900)LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Eurodisc 913 211 / Eurodisc 25900First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1978 | France | Eurodisc 913 211LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Venezuela | Ariola LPAS-6067LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Venezuela | Ariola LPAS 6067LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Ariola 25 900 OT / Ariola 25 900LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Italy | RCA 88985468781 / Sony Music 88985468781LP, Album, Limited Edition, Partially Mixed, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Partially Mixed, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Inter Global Music PEC 90496 / Epic PEC 90496LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Eurodisc 913 211 / Arabella (25900)LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Eurodisc 913 211 / Arabella (25900)LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Eurodisc 913 211LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5926 / Ariola 25 900 OTLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5926 / Ariola 25 900 OTLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5926 / Ariola 25 900 OTLP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5926 / Ariola 25 900 OTLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5926 / Ariola 25 900 OTLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5926 / Ariola 25 900 OTLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Reissue, Repress |
76 vinyl pressings of Sweet Revenge are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1978 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, UK, US, France and more. One of them is Ariola 25 900 XOT.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 25 900 XOT, 25 900 OT, ARLH 5006, CHR 1184) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 25900 A-1/78S Made in Germany and 25900 B-3/78S Made in Germany. 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.
