Vinyl pressings
by Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band · 1986
American Storm was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 17 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.
S45-B-1-5532-1⃥0⃥0⃥1⃥6⃥3⃥ 99597F-6 [SRC logo] 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A runout
S45-B-2-5532 -100165 F-5 [SRC logo] 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B runout
99597Label side A
100165Label side B
100163Label A
100165Label B
0-1 AL-SP S45-B-5532-100163 F-2 [Allied Logo] R-15420 -F2 △11727 Wally [MASTERED BY CAPITOL ] I - I SPO-1Runout, Side A, Etched Except [Stamped]
AL-SP S45-B-5532-100165 F-2 [Allied Logo] R-15433-F2 △11755 Wally [MASTERED BY CAPITOL ] I - I SPO-IRunout, Side B, Etched
100163Label Side A
100165Label Side B
S45-B-1-5532-100163 F-6 1-2 WallySide A runout etched
S45-B-2-5532-100165 F-5 1-1 WallySide B runout etched
SRC [Logo] MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A&B runout stamped
100163Side A label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | Capitol Records DIF 398First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Capitol Records ED- 193First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-1716First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records CP.1715First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records CP.1715First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5532First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 006-20 1112 7 / Capitol Records 006 20 1112 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | EMI 201112 6First year12", 45 RPM, Advance | 12", 45 RPM, Advance |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 1565466First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 2011127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 156546612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 201112 77", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006 20 1112 7 / EMI 1C 006 20 112 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | EMI 1C K 052 20 1112 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Italy | Capitol Records 14 2011126First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
40 vinyl pressings of American Storm are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records B-5532.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-5532, SPRO-9641 / SPRO-9642, P-B-5532, CLD 396 & PSR 480) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S45-B-1-5532-1⃥0⃥0⃥1⃥6⃥3⃥ 99597F-6 [SRC logo] 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally and S45-B-2-5532 -100165 F-5 [SRC logo] 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally. 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.
