Vinyl pressings
by Bette Midler · 1988
Beaches (Original Soundtrack Recording) 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.
9 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
1-1 SRC STA 887223-D TML XSide A runout, variant 1
1-1 SRC STA 887224-C TML XSide B runout, variant 1
1-1 SRC STA 887223 A TML-XSide A runout, variant 2
1-1 SRC ST A 887224 A TML-XSide B runout, variant 2
Δ MX 301817 81933-1Side A runout, hand-etched
Δ MX 301818 81933-1 S2Side B runout, hand-etched
MX301817Side A label
MX301818Side B label
78 19331 A RE#1Side A etch
78 19331 B RE#1Side B etch
H R/S Alsdorf 781933-1-A2Side A runout, variant 1
12 H R/S Alsdorf 781933-1-B2Side B runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 781933-1-A2Side A runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 781933-1-B2 XXSide B runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 780266-1-A=781933-1-A H 17Runout groove side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 780266-1-BX 7̶8̶1̶9̶3̶3̶-̶1̶-̶B̶X̶ 781933-1-BX HRunout groove side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 780266-1-A=781933-1-A H 47Runout groove side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 780266-1-BX 7̶8̶1̶9̶3̶3̶-̶1̶-̶B̶X̶ 781933-1-BX H 39Runout groove side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Atlantic 81933-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 81933-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 19331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 781 933 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 781 933-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 780 266-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Atlantic 81933-1 / Atlantic 7 81933-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9882First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Atlantic 780 266-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 81933-1 / Atlantic 7 81933-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 81933-1 / Atlantic 7 81933-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic A1-81933LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.8105LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | South Korea | Atlantic 781 933 1 / Oasis Records 7 81933-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Rhino Entertainment Company R1 81933 / Atlantic 603497860531LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Beaches (Original Soundtrack Recording) are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1988 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Atlantic 81933-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81933-1, 78 19331, 781 933 1, 781 933-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-1 SRC STA 887223-D TML X and 1-1 SRC STA 887224-C TML X. 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.
