Vinyl pressings
by Autograph · 1985
That's The Stuff 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.
10 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
AFL1-7009-A-1S Precision SM I A 2 IRunout side A, variant 1
AFL1-7009-B-10 · Precision · I A 1 IRunout side B, variant 1
AFL1-7009-A-1S Precision SM I A1ARunout side A, variant 2
AFL1-7009-B-1S Precision SM I A1FRunout side B, variant 2
AFL1-7009-A-15 Precision SM I A1GA Side Runout, variant 1
AFL1-7009-B-15 Precision SM I A1BB Side Runout, variant 1
AFL1-7009-A-25 Precision SM I A1IA Side Runout, variant 2
AFL1-7009-B-15 Precision SM I A3AB Side Runout, variant 2
MX220024
MX220025
AFL1-7009 A G. CRSide A runouts
AFL1-7009 B G. CRSide B runouts
AFL1-7009-ASide A label
AFL1-7009-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 | RCA Victor APL1 7009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.4213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | RCA AFL1-7009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | RCA PL87009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Italy | RCA PL87009First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | South Africa | RCA ML 4821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | RCA AFL1-7009A / RCA Victor AFL1-7009AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | RCA Victor AFL1-7009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | RCA RPL-8320 / RCA AFL1-7009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | RCA RPL-8320First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Europe | RCA PL 89847LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of That's The Stuff are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Japan, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil and more. One of them is RCA AFL1-7009A.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-7009A, AFL1-7009, RPL-8320, APL1 7009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFL1-7009-A-1S Precision SM I A 2 I and AFL1-7009-B-10 · Precision · I A 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.
