Vinyl pressings
by Angela Bofill · 1983
Teaser 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.
8 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AL8-8198-SA-1 A5B IRunout A, Variant 1
AL8-8198-SB-1 A5C- IRunout B, Variant 1
AL8-8198-SA-1 I A5ARunout A, Variant 2
AL8-8198-SB-1 A4B IRunout B, Variant 2
AL 8-8198-SA ƐMWRunout side A etched
AL 8-8198-SB RE-1 ƐMWRunout side B etched
(AL 8-8198-SA)Label side A
(AL 8-8198-SB)Label side B
AL 8-8198-SA 1 ^5Side A
AL 8-8198-SB-1 ^5Side B
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 | Barbados | Arista AL8-8198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Arista 205 964First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Arista 25RS-211First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Arista 25RS-211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Philippines | Arista RTLP-16044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Arista AL8-8198 / Arista AL 8-8198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Arista AL8-8198 / Arista AL 8 8198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Arista AL8-8198 / Arista AL 8 8198First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Arista AL8-8198 / Arista AL 8 8198LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | Brazil | Arista 818 563-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Arista LAE-582 / Arista 205.935LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Teaser are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Barbados, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Arista AL8-8198, released October 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL8-8198, 205 964, 25RS-211, RTLP-16044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL8-8198-SA-1 A5B I and AL8-8198-SB-1 A5C- I. 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.
