Vinyl pressings
by Bob James · 1988
Ivory Coast 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.
11 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 10 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.
B-31981-SR1-DMM 1 25757 A DMM SR1 1-2 STERLING -2 SP-AR △21463 0-Side 1, Etched
1 25757 B DMM SR2 STERLING -2 SP1-2 SP-AR B-32217-DMM-SR2 0- △21463-XSide 2, Etched
R/S Alsdorf 925757-1-A 6Side A, stamped; "6" etched
R/S Alsdorf 925757-1-B 4Side B, stamped; "4" etched
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 | Argentina | WEA 80757First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.4200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 57571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 925 757-1 / Tappan Zee Records, Inc. 925 757-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 9 25757-1First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1988 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records 23P1-2150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | Warner Bros. Records 25757-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925757-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records W1-25757LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25757-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25757First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records W1 25757LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25757-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25757LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records WEA-3255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LGXB 6866LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 757-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Ivory Coast are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Argentina, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 25757-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25757-1, 80757, 670.4200, 92 57571) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B-31981-SR1-DMM 1 25757 A DMM SR1 1-2 STERLING -2 SP-AR △21463 0- and 1 25757 B DMM SR2 STERLING -2 SP1-2 SP-AR B-32217-DMM-SR2 0- △21463-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.
