Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Hornsby And The Range · 1988
Scenes From The Southside 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.
24 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
IMPT-1 ᐉ[stamped] 6686-1-R-A-3S SP1-3 SP-HRM MASTERDISK DMMSide A runout etched variant 1
SP1-2 HRM-2 ᐉ[stamped] 6686-1-R-B-3S MASTERDISK DMM SP-HRMSide B runout etched variant 1
6686-1-R-A-4S SP1-4 SP-HRM//5 1 MASTERDISK DMMSide A runout etched variant 2
6686-1-R-B-2S SP1-6 MASTERDISK SP-HRM//5Side B runout etched variant 2
6686-1-R-A-4S SP1-1 MASTERDISK DMMEtched side A
6686-1-R-B-2S-DMM MASTERDISKEtched side B
6686-1-R-A-4S MASTERDISK DMMEtched side A, variant 2
6686-1-R-B-3S MASTERDISK DMMEtched side B, variant 2
6686-1-R-A-4S SP-HRM#4 MASTERDISK-DMMSide A runout, etched (variant 1
6686-1-R-B-2S-DMM SP1-6 MASTERDISK SP-IRM #5Side B runout, etched (variant 1
SP-HRM-2 6686-1-R-A-4S SP1-2 MASTERDISK-DMMSide A runout, etched (variant 2
6686-4-r-b-2S-DMM SP1-6 MASTERDISK SP-HRM #5Side B runout, etched (variant 2
SFL1 0167 A EMIDISC DMM APSide A runout
SFL1 0167 BSide B runout
6686-1-R ASide A label
6686-1-R BSide B label
6686-1/R-ASide A
6686-1R/BSide B
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 | RCA Victor TLP-90120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Brazil | RCA Victor 140.4012 / RCA Victor 1404012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | RCA 6686-1-RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | RCA 6686-1-RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Colombia | RCA Victor 05(0131)02207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | RCA NL 90492First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | RCA NL 90492First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | RCA 60 043-7LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1988 | Greece | RCA RCA 70093 / RCA Victor RCLP 70093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Italy | RCA PL 86686First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Italy | RCA PL 86686First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | RCA PL 86686First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | RCA RPL-8401First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | RCA RPL-8401First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Mexico | RCA LAE*794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Scenes From The Southside are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Australia, Argentina, Brazil and more. One of them is RCA Victor 6686-1-R.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6686-1-R, SFL1 0167, TLP-90120, 140.4012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IMPT-1 ᐉ[stamped] 6686-1-R-A-3S SP1-3 SP-HRM MASTERDISK DMM and SP1-2 HRM-2 ᐉ[stamped] 6686-1-R-B-3S MASTERDISK DMM SP-HRM. 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.
