Vinyl pressings
by Bee Gees · 1989
Bee Gees Story was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 2 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.
841 678 1 S1=1 670 07 118Side A Runout
841 678 1 S2=1 670 07 115Side B Runout
841 678 1 S1=1 670 07 113Side C Runout
841 679 1 S2=1 670 07 117Side D Runout
MPO 841 678-1 ARunout side A
MPO 841 678-1 BRunout side B
MPO 841 679-1 AxRunout side C
MPO 841 679-1 BRunout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | France | Polydor 841 6671First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1989 | France | Polydor 841 677-1 / RSO 841 677-1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Polydor 841 678-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Italy | Polydor 843 419-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1990 | Venezuela | Polydor 30.591LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 320064 / RSO 320064LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | Argentina | Polydor 843419-1LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Colombia | Polydor 841 678-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | Spain | Polydor 843 419-1 / RSO 843 419-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Polydor 841 677-1 / RSO 841 677-1LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Dino Music DIN 151LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
11 vinyl pressings of Bee Gees Story are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1989 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in France, Netherlands. One of them is Polydor 841 6671.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 841 6671, 841 677-1, 841 678-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 841 678 1 S1=1 670 07 118 and 841 678 1 S2=1 670 07 115. 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.
