Vinyl pressings
by Carly Simon · 1987
Coming Around Again 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.
28 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 18 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.
AL 8443-SA – SR 1 DMM 2-3 STERLING–DMM are we finshed yet? SPAR 4A Side Etched
AL 8443 SB – SR1-DMM 1-2 SPAR STERLING–DMMB Side Etched
AL-8443-SAA Side Label
AL-8443-SBB Side Label
AL 8443-SA – SR 1 DMM 2-2 SP-RCA STERLING DMM gc are we finshed yet?A Side Etched, Variant 1
AL 8443 SB – SR1-DMM 2-3 STERLING–DMM gc 2B Side Etched, Variant 1
AL 8443-SA – SR 1 DMM 1-1 SMI STERLING DMM gc are we finished yet SP-HRM 2-A Side Etched, Variant 2
AL 8443 SB – SR1-DMM 1-1 SMI STERLING-DMM gc SP-HRM 1-B Side Etched, Variant 2
AL 8443-SA – SR 1 DMM 4-2 STERLING–DMM B-27031SR1-DMM are we finshed yet? ∆ 16067 0- SPARA side runout, etched
AL 8443 SB – SR1-DMM SP 4-3 STERLING–DMM AF 0- ∆16067-X B-27032-3RI-DMMB side runout, etched
AL-8443-SAA Side Label
AL-8443-SBB Side Label
AL 8443-SA – SR 1 DMM SP 3-3 STERLING–DMM gc are we finshed yet?A side runout, etched
AL 8443 SB – SR1-DMM SP 1-6 STERLING–DMM gc SPARB side runout, etched
AL-8443-SAA Side Label
AL-8443-SBB Side Label
AL 8443-SA – SR 1 DMM 1-1 SM1- STERLING DMM gc are we finshed yet? SP-HRM #3 ᐉRunout A
AL8443SB – SR1-DMM 1-1 SM1 STERLING–DMM gc SP-HRM ᐉ 2Runout B
AL-8443-SALabel A
AL-8443-SBLabel B
AL 8443-SA-S̶R̶ 1DMM 1-5 SP SP-HRM STERLING DMM GC I ARE WE FINISHED YET? A E 1̶Side A runout
AL 8443 SB-S̶R̶ 1-DMM SP 3-3 STERLING DMM GC I A3ESide B runout
AL-8443-SASide A label
AL-8443-SBSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Arista TLP-90037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Arista 110.8017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Arista 110.8017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Arista AL-8443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Arista AL-8443LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Arista AL-8443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Arista 208 140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Arista 208 140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Arista 36 176-6 / Sonocord 36 176-6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Arista 208 140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Arista 208 140LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Greece | Arista VG 60062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Hong Kong | Arista AL-8443First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Israel | Arista BAN 208140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Arista 208 140First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Arista 211 038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
37 vinyl pressings of Coming Around Again are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1987 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Australia, South Korea, Argentina and more. One of them is Arista AL-8443, released April 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL-8443, SFL1 0156, SAPR-051, TLP-90037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 8443-SA – SR 1 DMM 2-3 STERLING–DMM are we finshed yet? SPAR 4 and AL 8443 SB – SR1-DMM 1-2 SPAR STERLING–DMM. 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.
