Vinyl pressings
by Bryan Adams · 1987
Into The Fire was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
41 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 27 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.
SPO-3907-A-SH1 CR ∆15777 2-2 MASTERDISKSide A runout - Variant 1
CR SPO-3907-B-SH1 x➁ ∆15777-X 2-2 CRSide B runout - Variant 1
SPO-3907-A-SH1 CR ∆15777 2-2 MASTERDISKSide A runout - Variant 2
SPO-3907-B-SH1 ∆15777-X 2-2 CRSide B runout - Variant 2
SPO-3907-A-SH1 X CR ∆15777 1-5 MASTERDISKSide 1 Runout - Variant 1
SPO-3907-B-SH1 ∆15777-X 2-2 CRSide 2 Runout - Variant 1
SPO-3907-A-SH1 X CR ➁ ∆15777 2-2 CR MASTERDISKSide 1 Runout - Variant 2
SPO-3907-B-SH1 x➁ ∆15777-X 2-2 CRSide 2 Runout - Variant 2
SPO-3907-A-SHI EMW I △15777 1-1 1 MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 1
SPO-3907-B-SHI EMW IV △15777-X 1-1 1Side B runout, variant 1
SPO-3907-A-SH1 EMW II △15777 1-1 MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 2
SPO-3907-B-SH1 EMW VII △15777-X 2-1Side B runout, variant 2
SPO-3907-A-1 △15777 1-2 I MASTERDISK A1 FSide A, variant 1, etched except "I, A,1" stamped
SPO-3907-B-1 △15777-X 3-4 I AC ASide B, variant 1, etched except "I, AC" stamped
SPO-3907-A-SHI △15777 1-11 MASTERDISKSide A, variant 2, etched
SPO-3907-B-SHI △15777-X 2-8Side B, variant 2, etched
SPO-3907-A-SH1 △15777 2-1 MASTERDISKVar. 1: Runout side A
SPO-3907-B-SH1 △15777-X 2-1Var. 1: Runout side B
SPO-3907-A-SH1 3/16 △15777 2-8 MASTERDISKVar. 2: Runout side A
SPO-3907-B-SH1 △15777-X 3 - 2Var. 2: Runout side B
AMA3907 A/1 - 3907-A-SHI △15777 2-5 13 DMM MASTERDISKRunout, side A, variant 1
AMA3907 B/1 - 3907-B-SHI △15777-X 2-5 17 DMMRunout, side B, variant 1
AMA3907 A/1 SPO - 3907-A-SHI △15777 2-5 7T DMM MASTERDISKRunout, side A, variant 2 - All etched except 7 T. SPO is scratched out
AMA3907 B//3 ▽ 420 T 1 2Runout, side B, variant 2, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | A&M Records 29030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Barbados | A&M Records SP-3907First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | A&M Records 393 907-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3907First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | A&M Records SP 503907 / A&M Records SP-503907LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3907 / A&M Records A&M-SP-3907First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Ecuador | A&M Records LP-88041 / A&M Records 393907-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | A&M Records 393 907-1 / A&M Records 393907-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | A&M Records LP 393907-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | A&M Records 393907-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | A&M Records 393 907-1 / A&M Records 393907-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | A&M Records 393907-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | A&M Records 393 907-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | Guatemala | A&M Records 393907-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Israel | A&M Records A&M-SP-3907 / Helicon Records SP-3907First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Spain | A&M Records 393907-1 / A&M Records LP 393907-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
46 vinyl pressings of Into The Fire are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1987 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Canada, US, UK, Germany and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3907.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3907, AMA 3907, 393 907-1, C28Y3166) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPO-3907-A-SH1 CR ∆15777 2-2 MASTERDISK and CR SPO-3907-B-SH1 x➁ ∆15777-X 2-2 CR. 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.
