Vinyl pressings
by Budgie · 1978
Impeckable was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AMLH·64675·A1 STERLINGRunout Side A, stamped
SP-5087–INT <△22962Runout Side A, hand etched
AMLH·64675·B1 STERLINGRunout Side B, stamped
SP-5088–INT < △22962–XRunout Side B, hand etched
T1. SP-5087-T1 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
T1 SP-5088-T2 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
T1 SP-5087 T1 A STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
T1 SP-5087 T1 A6 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
SP-5087-P2 X ∆22962 STERLINGSide A runout
SP-5088-P1 X ∆22962-X STERLINGSide B runout
SP-5087-M2 MR △22962(4) STERLINGRunout Side A [etched, stamped]
SP-5088-M2 MR △22962-x(1) STERLINGRunout Side B [etched, stamped]
SP-5087Side A Label
SP-5088Side B Label
SP-5087-T1 A4 STERLING T1Side A runout
SP-5088-T2 STERLING A3 T1Side B runout
SP-5087Side A label
SP-5088Side B label
SP-5087-P1 MR △22962, STERLINGRunout Side A [etched, stamped]
SP-5088-P1 MR △22962-x, STERLINGRunout Side B [etched, stamped]
SP-5087Side A Label
SP-5088Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | US | A&M Records SP 4675LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Australia | A&M Records L 36505 / A&M Records L36505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4675First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLS 64675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP 4675 / A&M Records SP-4675First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-4675First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-4675 / A&M Records SP 4675First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-4675 / A&M Records SP 4675First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP 4675 / A&M Records SP-5087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP-4675 / A&M Records SP 4675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Noteworthy Productions NP27VLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | France | Orange 70013LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2025 | UK | Noteworthy Productions NP27VPDLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
18 vinyl pressings of Impeckable are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1977 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 64675.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 64675, SP 4675, SP-4675, L 36505) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH·64675·A1 STERLING and SP-5087–INT <△22962. 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.
