Vinyl pressings
by Cameo · 1985
Single Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, the album's first year, in 8 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.
422-824-546-1-AS-PRC-R-2-1-2-Q / STERLINGside A runout etched
422-824-546-1-BS-PRC-R-2-1-1 / STERLINGside B runout etched
422-824-546-1-AS-ALD a B-2/246-ALD SLm ∆ 9660 STERLING I-IRunout Side A
SLm ∆ 9660-X I-I 422-824-546-1-AS-ALD a B-2/246-ALD STERLINGRunout Side B
422-824-546-1-AS-HRMRunout Side A
422-824-546-1-BS-HRMRunout Side B
<B - HD.> 824 546 A G1Aside A runout etched
<B - AD> 824 546 B G1Aside B runout etched
JABH11 A//1∇420R 11 1A side runout, stamped
JABH11 B//1∇420R 11 4B side runout, stamped
JABH 14 A// 1∇4 2 0 R 1 1Stamped Side A
JABH 14 B// 1∇4 2 0 P 1 1Stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Brazil | Casablanca 824 546-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Mercury 826 681-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Casablanca 824 546-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | Casablanca 824 546-1QFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Casablanca R25C-2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Casablanca R25C-2001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Casablanca 824 546-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Portugal | Casablanca 824 5461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Club JABH 14First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Atlanta Artists 824 546-1 M-1 / Atlanta Artists 422-824 546-1 M-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Atlanta Artists 824 546-1 M-1 / Atlanta Artists 422-824 546-1 M-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Atlanta Artists 422-824 546-1 M-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Atlanta Artists 824 546 1M1 / Atlanta Artists 824 546 ASFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Club JABH 11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Single Life are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Brazil, France and more. One of them is Atlanta Artists 824 546-1 M-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 824 546-1 M-1, 422-824 546-1 M-1, 824 546 1M1, JABH 11) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 422-824-546-1-AS-PRC-R-2-1-2-Q / STERLING and 422-824-546-1-BS-PRC-R-2-1-1 / STERLING. 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.
