Vinyl pressings
by Bryan Adams · 1983
Cuts Like A Knife was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 22 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.
SP-4919-A MASTERDISK (CR in circle)Side A runout
SP-4919-B MASTERDISK (CR in circle)Side B runout
SP-4919-A MASTERDISK RL (CR in circle)Side A Runout, Variant 2
SP-4919-B3 MASTERDISK (CR in circle)Side B Runout, Variant 2
SP-4919-A MASTERDISK RL (CR in circle)Runout, side A
SP-4919-B3 ② RE-1 TLC-A (CR in circle)Runout, side B
SP-06-4919-ALabel, side A
SP-06-4919-BLabel, side B
SP-4919-A-1 MASTERDISK CRRunout side A
SP-4919-B-1 MASTERDISK CRRunout side B
SP-06-4919-ALabel side A
SP-06-4919-BLabel side B
SP-4919-A QURunout, side A
SP-4919-B3 ② RE-1 TLC-A (CR in circle)Runout, side B
SP-06-4919-ALabel side A
SP-06-4919-BLabel side B
SPO-64919-A-RCA1 MASTERDISK RL IVariant 1, Runout Side A, etched [MASTERDISK I, stamped]
SPO-64919-B RCA2 MASTERDISK RL IVariant 1, Runout Side B, etched [MASTERDISK I, stamped]
PO-64919-A-RCA2 MASTERDISK RL A I CVariant 2, Runout Side A
SPO-64919-B RCA2 MASTERDISK RL A I CVariant 2, Runout Side B
SP0-64919-A-M1 MASTERDISK RL MR-25925Runout side A
SP0-64919-B M1 MASTERDISK RL MR X-25925-XRunout side B
SP-06-4919-ALabel side A
SP-06-4919-BLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | A&M Records 20.384First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | A&M Records L-37927First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Bolivia | A&M Records 30443First year7", Album, Stereo | 7", Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Brazil | A&M Records 170078 / A&M Records 170.078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4919 / A&M Records SP-6-4919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records SP-6-4919 / A&M Records SP 4919LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4919LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records SP-6-4919 / A&M Records SP 4919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4919 / A&M Records SP-6-4919First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records SP-6-4919 / A&M Records SP 4919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64919First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Israel | A&M Records AMLH 64919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | A&M Records AMLH 64919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28069 / A&M Records AMP-28069 (SP-6-4919)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | A&M Records 394 919-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records 394 919-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 394 919-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | A&M Records SP 4919 / Helicon Records SP 4919LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
65 vinyl pressings of Cuts Like A Knife are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1983 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Canada, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP 4919.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 4919, SP-6-4919, SP-4919, AMLH 64919) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-4919-A MASTERDISK (CR in circle) and SP-4919-B MASTERDISK (CR in circle). 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.
