Vinyl pressings
by Barbra Streisand · 1981
Memory was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 5 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 169959 1A STERLINGEtched Side A, except STERLING stamped
ZSS 169960 1A STERLINGEtched Side B, except STERLING stamped
ZSS 169959Label Side A
ZSS 169960Label Side B
T1 ZSS 169959 1D STERLINGRunout Side A
T1 ZSS 169960 1D STERLINGRunout Side B
ZSS 169959Label side A
ZSS 169960Label side B
X55-169219-1A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | CBS BA2912First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Australia | CBS BA2912First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | CBS BA 222912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222 912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5279First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | UK | CBS BARB 1First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02717First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia AS-1610First year33 ⅓ RPM, 12", Promo · Promo | 33 ⅓ RPM, 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02717First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02717First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18 02717First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02717First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBSA 1983 / CBS A-19837", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBSA 1983 / CBS A-19837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | CBS CBS A1983 / CBS A-19837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia 18-027177", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS BARB 17", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Columbia 13-68707 / Collectables 13-687077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Memory are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and more. One of them is Columbia 18-02717.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 18-02717, 18 02717, AS-1610, BARB 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 169959 1A STERLING and ZSS 169960 1A STERLING. 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.
