Vinyl pressings
by Bangles · 1988
Eternal Flame was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ZSS 68533A-1B TML-X D G1Runout Etchings (Both Sides)(Variant 1)
ZSS 68533A-1B TML-X D G1 A1Side A, etched/stamped (Variant 2)
ZSS 68533A-1B TML-X D G1 A3Side B, etched/stamped (Variant 2)
ZSS-68533A-1A TML-M G1 A2Side A, etched/stamped (Variant 3)
ZSS-68533A-1A G1 (PWRP)
ZSS-68533B-1B G1
654550-7 AORunout side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Jamaica | Columbia 38-68533First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Japan | CBS/Sony XDSP 93107First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Mexico | CBS LPMI-653314First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | Philippines | CBS QCL45-10263First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS 654550 7 / CBS CBS 654550-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-68533First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1989 | Australia | Liberation Records LS 20477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Australia | Liberation Records LS 20477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Brazil | CBS 654550 612" | 12" |
| 1989 | Canada | Columbia 38-685337", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Canada | Columbia 38-685337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Costa Rica | CBS 76543507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS 654550 7 / CBS CBS 654550 77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS CBS 654550 6 / CBS 654550 612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS 654550 7 / CBS CBS 654550 77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Eternal Flame are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Jamaica, Mexico, Philippines and more. One of them is Columbia 38-68533.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-68533, LPMI-653314, QCL45-10263, XDSP 93107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 68533A-1B TML-X D G1 and ZSS 68533A-1B TML-X D G1 A1. 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.
