Vinyl pressings
by Atlantic Starr · 1985
As The Band Turns was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, the album's first year, in 10 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.
SP-05019-A RCA 1 ISide A Runout, variant 1
SP-05019-B RCA1 ISide B Runout, variant 1
SP-05019-A RCA 1 I A C CSide A Runout, variant 2
SP-05019-B RCA 2 I A1 ASide B Runout, variant 2
SP-05019-A -ES1 EmwRunout, A Side
SP-05019-B\\ES2 EmwRunout, B Side
SP 05019-ALabel, A side
SP 05019-BLabel, B side
SP-05019-A RCA 1 I A5 XSide A runout
SP-05019-B RCA 1 I A4Side B runout
SP 05019-ASide A label
SP 05019-BSide B label
AMA 5019 A // 1▽420 Z 1 1 3Side A runout
AMA 5019 B // 2▽420 U 1 1Side B runout
AMA 5019-ASide A label
AMA 5019-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | A&M Records SP-5019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | A&M Records SP-5019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | A&M Records SP-5019 / A&M Records SP 5019LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Germany | A&M Records 395 019-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Mexico | A&M Records AMLS-48101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLS 65019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | A&M Records AMA 5019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records SP-5019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records SP-05019-AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records SP-5019 / A&M Records R-144474LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records SP5019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records SP 05019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records SP-5019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Venezuela | A&M Records 7.114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Zimbabwe | A&M Records AMLS 65019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of As The Band Turns are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-5019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-5019, SP-05019-A, SP5019, SP 05019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-05019-A RCA 1 I and SP-05019-B RCA1 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.
