Vinyl pressings
by Bad Company · 1986
Fame And Fortune 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.
18 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
R / S Alsdorf 781684 1-A ♡MJH STA 866119 A DMM SP-GER STERLING 1-5Side A runout stamped and etched
R / S Alsdorf 781684 1-B STA 866120 A DMM STERLING GO FOR IT SONSide B runout stamped and etched
STA 866119 A DMM STERLING ♡MJHSide A, var.1, etched
STA 866120 A DMM STERLING GO FOR IT SON!!Side B, var.1, etched
STA 866119 A DMM SP-AR STERLING TJ \-Z B-25439-A DMM △14387 ♡MJHSide A, var.2, etched
STA 866120 A DMM STERLING TJ GO FOR IT SON!! △14387 \-Z SP-AR B-25460-A DMMSide B, var.2, etched
STA 866119 A DMM STERLING TJ ♡MJHEtched side A, variant 1
STA 866120 A DMM STERLING TJ GO FOR IT SON!! 1-4Etched side B, variant 1
STA 866119 A DMM STERLING TJ 1-1 ♡MJHEtched side A, variant 2
STA 866120 A DMM STERLING TJ GO FOR IT SON!! 1-1Etched side B, variant 2
78-16841 -1 DM MJH S̶T̶A̶8̶6̶6̶1̶1̶9̶ ̶A̶ DMM STERLING 1-8 SP-AUSSide A runout, variant 1
78-16841 -2 S̶T̶A̶8̶6̶6̶1̶2̶0̶ ̶A̶ DMM STERLING TJ SP-AUS GO FOR IT SON!! I-4SMI.2 DM-2Side B runout, variant 1
78-16841 -1 DM-1 ♡MJH S̶T̶A̶8̶6̶6̶1̶1̶9̶ ̶A̶ DMM STERLING TJ 1-8 SP-AUSSide A runout, variant 2
78-16841 -2 S̶T̶A̶8̶6̶6̶1̶2̶0̶ ̶A̶ ̶D̶M̶M̶ ̶S̶T̶E̶R̶L̶I̶N̶G̶ TJ SP-AUS GO FOR IT SON!! I-4SMI.2 DM-2Side B runout, variant 2
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 | Argentina | Atlantic 80045First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Atlantic 81684-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 16841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 781 684-1 / Atlantic WX69First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic A 81684First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Ecuador | Atlantic L.P.-73062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Atlantic 781 684-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Ireland | Atlantic 781 684-1 / Atlantic WX69First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Israel | Atlantic BAN 781 684-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-6552First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-6552First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Peru | Atlantic P-ALT 0816841.7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Atlantic 781 684-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK & Europe | Atlantic 781 684-1 / Atlantic WX69First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81684-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Fame And Fortune are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK & Europe, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 781 684-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 781 684-1, 81684-1, P-13410, 78 16841) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 781684 1-A ♡MJH STA 866119 A DMM SP-GER STERLING 1-5 and R / S Alsdorf 781684 1-B STA 866120 A DMM STERLING GO FOR IT SON. 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.
