Vinyl pressings
by Billy Ocean · 1984
Caribbean Queen was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
45 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
JD 1•9199•SA-SHI Ɑ R-12827-SHI SLM ∆6824 1-1Side A Runout
JD1•9199•SB-SHI MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢ Ɑ R-12828-SHI SLM ∆6824-X 1-1Side B Runout
JS 1-9199-SASide A Label
JS 1-9199-SBSide B Label
JD1-9215-SA-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie JrA Side Runout Groove
JD1-9215-SB-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie JrB Side Runout Groove
JD 1-9215-SAA Side Label
JD 1-9215-SBB Side Label
JS 1 9199 SA 2Etched Run Out Groove A, Variant 1
JS 1 9199 SB 2 ₵ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKEtched Run Out Groove B, Variant 1
JS 1 9199 SA 2 I A1Etched Run Out Groove A, Variant 2
JS 1 9199 SB 2 ₵ I A1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKEtched Run Out Groove B, Variant 2
JD 1-9215-SAA
JD 1-9215-SBB
JD1-9215-SA-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie JrA Side Runout Groove
JD1-9215-SB-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie JrB Side Runout Groove
JD 1-9215-SAA Side Label
JD 1-9215-SAB Side Label
JD1-9215-SA MR △ 26467 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :<)Runout etched side A with MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK stamp
JD1-9215-SB MR △ 26467X MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :<)Runout etched side B with MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK stamp
(JD 1-9215-SA)Label side A
(JD 1-9215-SB)Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Jive LMD-231First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Australia | Jive X 14130First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Australia | Jive LMD-231First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Bolivia | RCA Victor RS - 2260 / RCA Victor RS-2260First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Jive JIVE 55XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Jive JVD 019First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Ecuador | RCA 123-1023 / Jive JIVE 1-9215First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Ecuador | RCA 123-1023 / Jive JD 1-9215First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | France | Carrere 8426 / Jive 8.426First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | France | Carrere 13583 / Jive 13583First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Jamaica | Jive JS 1-9199SA / Arista JS 1-9199SAFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Madagascar | Carrere 13583First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Mexico | Jive SL-7131First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Mexico | Ariola SP-111 / Jive SP-111First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Jive K 9059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Jive X 1413012", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | Jive LS-13807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Philippines | New York Records NEW-92477", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Jive JFS-9345 / Flashback Records JFS-93457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Jive JFS-9345 / Flashback Records JFS-93457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | Jive JD 1-921512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
53 vinyl pressings of Caribbean Queen are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1984 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Jive JS 1-9199, released August 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JS 1-9199, JD 1-9215, JD1-9215, JS1-9199) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JD 1•9199•SA-SHI Ɑ R-12827-SHI SLM ∆6824 1-1 and JD1•9199•SB-SHI MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢ Ɑ R-12828-SHI SLM ∆6824-X 1-1. 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.
