Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1989
Through The Storm was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 13 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 8572-SA-SR I DMM SP I-I STERLING DMM gCRunout side A, variant 1
AL 8572-SB-SR I DMM I⃫ STERLING DMM gC 3-1Runout side B, variant 1
AL 8572-SA-SR I DMM SP I-I STERLING DMM gCRunout side A, variant 2
AL 8572-SB-SR I DMM I SP I-I STERLING DMM gCRunout side B, variant 2
A - I AL 8572-SA-SR I DMM SP 2 - 2 SPI + RM STERLING DMM gCRun-out side A / etched
A - I AL 8572-SB-SR I DMM 2 - 2 SPI + RM STERLING DMM gC 3-1Run-out side B / etched
(AL-8572-SA)A Label matrix
(AL-8572-SB)B Label matrix
MX303391 VPL17650 MK 1Side A
MX303392 VPL17650 MK 2Side B
AL 8572 A.Side A - label
AL 8572 B.Side B - label
BMG 150.8018-A 1S A1Runout side A
BMG 150.8018-B 1S A1Runout side B
AL 8572.A1 ⓷ CRRunout Side A etched
AL 8572.B1 CRRunout Side A etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australasia | Arista VPL1 7650First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Arista 150.8018 / Arista 150 8018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Arista AL-8572First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Ecuador | Arista 914-0105First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Europe | Arista 209 842First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | Arista ARISTA 74041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | Arista 209 842First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | Arista LAE 871First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Arista 259 842 5CFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Arista AL-8572First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Arista AL-8572First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Venezuela | Arista ARISTA-7870First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2 02237 3 / Arista 209 842First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Korea | Seoul Records SAPR-073 / Arista AL-8572First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Arista ASTC 212LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Through The Storm are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, South Korea, Australasia, Brazil and more. One of them is Arista AL-8572.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL-8572, SAPR-073, VPL1 7650, 150.8018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 8572-SA-SR I DMM SP I-I STERLING DMM gC and AL 8572-SB-SR I DMM I⃫ STERLING DMM gC 3-1. 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.
