Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Cockburn · 1984
Stealing Fire was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. 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 1984, the album's first year, in 9 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.
TN 57 A-1 TML-M DM-19Face One, runout variant 1
TN 57 B-1 TML-M DM-16Face Two, runout variant 1
TN 57 A-2 TML-S DM-13Face One, runout variant 2
TN 57 B-2 TML-S DM-3Face Two, runout variant 2
SPIN 112 A1 BOPPIN' BOB MPOSide A
SPIN 112 B1 MPOSide B
GM 080012 A-RCA1 TML-M I A1 ASide A runout, variant 1
GM 080012 B-RCA1 TML-M I A1 CSide B runout, variant 1
GM 080012 A-RCA1 TML-M I A1ESide A runout, variant 2
GM 080012 B-RCA1 TML-M I A1DSide B runout, variant 2
GM 080012A-ES1 TML-S EMWSide A runout, variant 1
GM 080012B-ES1 TML-X EMWSide B runout, variant 1
GM 080012A-ES1 TML-X EMWSide A runout, variant 2
GM 080012B-ES1 TML-S EMWSide B runout, variant 2
DMM A-8097 A-1/84S III IIRunout side A, variant 1
DMM A-8097 B-1/84S III IIRunout side B, variant 1
DM ̶M̶ A-8097 A-1/84S IIIRunout side A, variant 2
DM ̶M̶ A-8097 B-1/84S IIIRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Big Time BT 7026 / Big Time BT-7026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | True North TN-57 / True North TN 57First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Pläne 88371First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | Ricordi International SNIR 25101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Victor VIL-6146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Sound BC 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Big Time BT 7026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Spindrift Records SPIN 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Gold Mountain GM-80012 / A&M Records GM-80012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Gold Mountain GM-80012 / A&M Records GM-80012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Gold Mountain GM-80012 / A&M Records GM-80012LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | Japan | True North VIL-6146First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Sweden | Planet Records MOP 3040LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | L'Escargot ESC 0458LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Revolver Records REV LP 125 / FM Revolver Records REV LP 125LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Canada | True North TNV002LP, Remastered | LP, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Gold Mountain 171 010-1 / Gold Castle 171 010-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | True North TNV002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Stealing Fire are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1984 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Canada, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is True North TN-57.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TN-57, SPIN 112, GM-80012, BT 7026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TN 57 A-1 TML-M DM-19 and TN 57 B-1 TML-M DM-16. 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.
