Vinyl pressings
by Andy Summers · 1982
I Advance Masked was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 14 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.
AMLH 64913 A1 ARUNA-side runout, variant 1
AMLH 64913 B1B-side runout, variant 1
AMLH 64913 A1 D ARUN AMLH-6̶8̶5̶4̶5̶-A1A-side runout, variant 2
AMLH 64913 B1 AMLH-6̶8̶5̶4̶5̶-B1 DB-side runout, variant 2
A&M SP 4913-A-ES-1 EMWSide A runout
A&M SP 4913-B-ES-1 EMWSide B runout
SP-04913-ASide A label
SP-04913-BSide B label
A&M SP 04913-A- RCA-1 I A1BSide A runout
A&M SP 04913-B- RCA-1 I A1ASide B runout
A&M SP 4913-A-M1 MR-25683Side B runout, variant 1
A&M SP 4913-B-ES-111 III MR-25683-X EMWSide B runout, variant 1
A&M SP04913-A-M1 M2-25683Side A runout, variant 2
A&M SP04913-B-M2 M2-25683-XSide B runout, variant 2
A&M SP-04913-A-GD3Runout, side A / etched
A&M SP-04913-B-GD-3Runout, side B / etched
SP-04913-AA-side label
SP-04913-BB-side label
2311 182 1 1 520 260982Side A runout stamped
2311 182 2 1 520Side B runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | A&M Records 20.341First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | A&M Records L 37899First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4913 / A&M Records SP 4913First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4913 / A&M Records SP 4913First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | EG 2311 182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | EG 2311 182 / Polydor 2311 182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | EG 2311 182 / Polydor 2311 182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Greece | EG 2311 182LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Greece | EG 2311 182 / Polydor 2311 182First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Israel | A&M Records 2311 182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 37899First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | EG 2311 182 / EG 23 11 182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | EG 2311 182 / Polydor 2311 182First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28061First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | Panegyric DGMLP10 / Discipline Global Mobile DGMLP10LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of I Advance Masked are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1982 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Italy, Japan and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 64913, released October 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 64913, SP-4913, 2311 182, AMP-28061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH 64913 A1 ARUN and AMLH 64913 B1. 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.
