Vinyl pressings
by Blue Öyster Cult · 1979
Mirrors was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 11 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.
01-86087-1A-1Runout side A, variant 1
01-86087-1B-1Runout side B, variant 1
01_86087_1A_2Runout side A, variant 2
01_86087_1B_2Runout side B, variant 2
T1 AL-36009-1G STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
BL 36009-1K STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
o T1 AL-36009-1B STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
BL 36009-1L 1T o C 1Side B runout, variant 2
T1 AL-36009-1C A3 2S STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
BL 36009-1J A4 1S STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
AL-36009-1C B1 2S STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
BL-36009-1J A \ 1S STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
P AL-36009-1H c cSide A runout, variant 1
BL-36009-1K 2 BSide B runout, variant 1
P AL 36009-1H P D 0Side A runout, variant 2
P BL 36009-1K 5 B 0Side B runout, variant 2
CBS S-86087-A1
CBS S-86087-B1
CBS-S-86087-A1Side A (etched)
⩇ 2Side A (stamped)
CBS-S-86087-B1Side B (etched)
⩇ 1Side B (stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 86087 / CBS 86087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | CBS 86087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | CBS CBS 86087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1390First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1390First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS ASF2371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS S 86087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 86087 / CBS CBS 86087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | CBS 86087 / CBS CBS 86087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36009 / Columbia 36009First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 36009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 36009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Mirrors are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Europe, US, UK, Canada and more. One of them is CBS CBS 86087.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 86087, JC 36009, S CBS 86087, 86087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-86087-1A-1 and 01-86087-1B-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.
