Vinyl pressings
by Carly Simon · 1985
Spoiled Girl 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.
19 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 12 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 39970 IE STERLING P T 0A side runout
BL 39970 IB STERLING P TB side runout
AL 39970 IE 0 STERLING 0 P TA side runout variant
BL 39970 IA C STERLING Tj 0 P TB side runout variant
AL 39970 1C M G1 A11 STERLING TJSide A etched, variant 1
BL 39970 1D E G1 C10 STERLING TJSide B etched, variant 1
AL 39970 1C M G1 A11 STERLING TJSide A etched, variant 2
BL 39970 1D D G1 C10 STERLING TJSide B etched, variant 2
EPC 26376 A2Runout, side A, etched
⋀Runout, side A, stamped
EPC 26376 B2Runout, side B, etched
EPC26376A2A side runout
EPC26376B3B side runout
450622-1A side label
450622-1B side label
AL-39970-1A-2HZB: DM-3Side A runout
BL-39970-1A-2HZ: DM-2Side B runout
AL 39970Side A label
BL 39970Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | Discos CBS 20.653First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Argentina | Discos CBS 20.653First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4478First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Epic 144854 / Epic 144.854First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Epic EPC 26376 / Epic 26376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Epic EPC 26376 / Epic 26376First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | Epic EPC 26376 / Epic 26376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | Epic EPC 4506221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Israel | Epic CBS 26376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Portugal | Epic EPC 26376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | Epic EPC 26376 / Epic 26376First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Epic EPC 26376First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Epic 450622 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 39970First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 39970First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Spoiled Girl are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1985 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Epic FE 39970, released June 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 39970, EPC 26376, 450622 1, 28·3P-645) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 39970 IE STERLING P T 0 and BL 39970 IB STERLING P T. 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.
