Vinyl pressings
by Billy Squier · 1982
Emotions In Motion was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 20 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.
• –––◁Etched in runout
ST-1-12217-Z4 #5 • –––◁ STERLINGA-side runout, variant 1
ST-2-12217-Z5 #4 • –––◁ STERLINGB-side runout, variant 1
ST-1-12217-Z5 #3 • –––◁ STERLINGA-side runout, variant 2
ST-1-12217-Z2 #2 STERLING 0A side runout, variant 1
ST-2-12217-Z3 #1 STERLING 0B side runout, variant 1
ST-1-12217-Z1 #2 STERLING 0A side runout, variant 3
ST-2-12217-Z3 #2 STERLING 0B side runout, variant 3
ST-1-12217-Z8Side A etched, Variant 1
ST-2-12217-Z8Side B etched, Variant 1
2 * STERLINGSides A and B stamped, Variant 2
T-1-12217-Z8 ·Side A etched, Variant 2
EST 1 12217-1-1-1- I+T 14Runout side A
EST 2 12217-1-1-1-Runout side B
EST1 12217Label side A
EST2 12217Label side B
ST1-12217 1S ₃ 〄side A
ST2-12217 1S ₃ 〄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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | Capitol Records 8098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Capitol Records ST.12217 / Capitol Records ST-12217First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Capitol Records 064-57024 / Capitol Records 31C 064 400106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12217First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 512217LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12217First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-512217LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064-400 106 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-400 106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Capitol Records 2 C 070-400 106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Greece | Capitol Records 14C 062-400106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 064-57024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81513First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST.12217 / Capitol Records ST-12217First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Philippines | Capitol Records ST-12217First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Capitol Records 11C 078-400106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
33 vinyl pressings of Emotions In Motion are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Japan, Mexico and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12217, released July 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12217, EST-12217, ECS-81513, 33C 062 400106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, • –––◁ and ST-1-12217-Z4 #5 • –––◁ 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.
