Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Tyler · 1979
Diamond Cut 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.
25 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 19 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.
PL-25194-A-1E PN-ASide A runout, variant 1, etched
PL-25194-B-2E A2ESide B runout, variant 1, etched
PL-25194-A-1E PN-A ✓ 'W' A2GSide A runout, variant 2, etched
PL-25194-B-2E 'W' A1 ABSide B runout, variant 2, etched
AFL1-3072A-1 N 3 HVariant 1 side A
AFL1-3072B-1 A 3 FVariant 1 side B
AFL1-3072A-1 A4 H IVariant 2 side A
AFL1-3072B-1 A2 HVariant 2 side B
MILS-4403-A 77
MILS-4403-B 77
PL-25194-A-1E PN-ARunouts Side 1 (Engraved)
PL-25194-B-2E A2ERunouts Side 2 (Engraved)
PL-25194-A-1E PN-A ( a tick ) 'W' A2GRunouts Side 1 (Engraved)
PL-25194-B-2E 'W' A1 ABRunouts Side 2 (Engraved)
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 | Unknown | RCA PL 25194First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4678 / RCA Victor AFL1-3072First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA VPL1 7205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | RCA Victor AFL1-3072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Czechoslovakia | RCA Victor PL 25 194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Finland | RCA PL 25194First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | France | RCA PL 25194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | RCA PL 25194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | RCA PL 25194 / RCA PL 25194 APFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | RCA PL-25194 / RCA Victor PL 25194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | RCA PL-25194 / RCA Victor PL 25194First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | RCA RVP-6352First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | RCA RVP-6352First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | RCA VPL1 7205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
25 vinyl pressings of Diamond Cut are listed here, from 19 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Mexico, Argentina and more. One of them is RCA PL 25194.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 25194, AFL1-3072, MILS-4403, AVS-4678) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PL-25194-A-1E PN-A and PL-25194-B-2E A2E. 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.
