Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1986
Jimmy Lee was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 8 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.
AD1 9547-SA-1 MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 1
AD1 9547-SB-1 ISide B runout, variant 1
AD1 9547-SA-1 MASTERDISK I A 2Side A runout, variant 2
AD1 9547-SB-1 I A3 ESide B runout, variant 2
AS1 95465A RCA1Runout, Side A, Etched
AS19546 SB RCA 1 A1Runout, Side B, Etched
STERLINGRunout, Side B, Stamped
AS1-9546-SALabel Side A
A̶S̶1 9̶5̶4̶6̶ S̶A̶ R̶C̶A̶ 1 AS19557 SA-1 STERLINGSide A runout, etched/stamped
AS1 9557-SB-RE1-RCA 1 STERLINGSide B runout, etched/stamped
AS1-9557-SASide A label
AS1-9557-SBSide B label
AS1-9557-SAA Side Label
AS1-9557-SB
ASI-9546-5A[crossed out] -PW2 ASI - 9557-AA side - runout
ASI 9557 SB-PW 2-RE-IB side - runout
(AS1-9557-SA)A side - label
(AS1-9557-SB)B side - label
AS1-9557-SAA Side Label
AS1-9557-SBB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Arista TDS 382First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Arista 104668First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Arista AD1-9547First year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1986 | Canada | Arista AS1-9557First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Arista 608 734First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Ireland | Arista RIS 6First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Arista 104668First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Portugal | Arista 1-9546First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Arista RIS 6First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Arista RIST 6RFirst year12", 45 RPM, Advance | 12", 45 RPM, Advance |
| 1986 | UK | Arista RIST 6RFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Arista AD1-9547 / Arista AD 1-9547First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1986 | US | Arista AS1-9546First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Arista AS1-9557First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Arista AD1-9547First year12", Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
26 vinyl pressings of Jimmy Lee are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Arista AD1-9547.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AD1-9547, AS1-9546, AS1-9557, RIS 6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AD1 9547-SA-1 MASTERDISK and AD1 9547-SB-1 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.
