Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joel · 1989
Storm Front 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.
18 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 18 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.
AL 44366 DMM 1A G STERLING - 2Runout side A, variant 1
BL 44366 DMM 1A G2 ESRunout side B, variant 1
AL 44366 DMM 1A G STERLING 1-2 B15Runout side A, variant 2
BL 44366 DMM 1A G STERLING-2 E 12Runout side B, variant 2
4656581 A2Side A runout, variant 1
4656581 B1Side B runout, variant 1
4656581.A2 1 VSide A runout, etched, 1 V stamped, variant 2
4656581 B1 CSide B runout, etched, C stamped, variant 2
MX252702 465658 1 1Runout side A
MX252702 465658-1 2Runout side B
MX252701Label side A
MX252702Label side B
01 465658 20 2A1Side A runout, variant 1
01 465658 20 1B1Side B runout, variant 1
01 455658 20 1A1 BSide A runout, variant 2
01 465658 20 1B1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | Columbia 70.080 / Columbia 1-465658First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Bolivia | CBS CBS 20602 / Discos CBS SLP 20602First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Discos CBS 177.210/1-465658 / CBS 177.210/1-465658First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Colombia | CBS 14465658First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | CBS 465658 1 / CBS 465658-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CYA 1346First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Hungary | Gong SLPXL 37416First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Ireland | CBS 465658 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | CBS ZRI-465658First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | CBS ASF 3296First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | CBS CBS 465658-1 / CBS 465658 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | CBS 465658 1 / Family Productions 465658 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Columbia C 44366 / Columbia OC 44366First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Venezuela | CBS CS-10628First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | ZKP RTVL LL-1832 / CBS LL 1832First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | Jigu Records CPL-1002 / CBS CK-44366LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 44366 / Columbia P763398LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 44366 / Columbia P763398LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 44366 / Columbia P763398LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM 44366 / Columbia FRM 44366LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Columbia 19439893021LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK, Europe & US | Columbia 19658700831LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Yuusen Broadcasting Corporation YPL-029LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
26 vinyl pressings of Storm Front are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1989 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia C 44366.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 44366, 465658 1, 70.080, CBS 20602) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 44366 DMM 1A G STERLING - 2 and BL 44366 DMM 1A G2 ES. 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.
