Vinyl pressings
by Cheap Trick · 1983
Next Position Please was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 9 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.
AL38794-2C B6 STERLING ⚾︎ GSide A runout, variant 1
AL38794-2C A7 STERLING ⚾︎ GSide A runout, variant 2
BL38794-1C D11 STERLING ⚾︎ G2Side B runout, variant 2
AL38794-2D A2 STERLING ⚾︎ G1Side A runout, variant 3
STERLING Ⓗ P o AL38794-2BSide A
STERLING Ⓗ P o BL38794-1ASide B
EPC-25490-A2 8 ASide A runout
EPC-25490-B1 5 BSide B runout
MX202370 ELPS 4361-1Side A, variant 1, etched
MX202371 ELPS 4361-2Side B, variant 1 etched
AL-38794-1B-2HZ: DM-2Side A runout, DM (followed by a stamped number)
AL-38794-1A-2HZ: DM-2Side B runout, DM (followed by a stamped number)
01-25490-2A-1 STERLING 2A AL-38794 NLRunout side A, variant 1
01-25490-1B-1 BL-38794 STERLING B1 C NLRunout side B, variant 1
01-25490-2A-1 STERLING A2 A 1 AL-38794 NLRunout side A, variant 2
01-25490-1B-1 NL A 1 BL-38794 STERLING B1Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ELPS4361First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ELPS4361First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | Epic FE 38794First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic EPC 25490 / Epic 25490First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25・3P-463First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25・3P-463First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Epic EPC 25490First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPC 25490First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Taiwan | Best Fortune Records JKA-8193LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25490First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38794First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Epic EPC 32748LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Epic EPC 32748LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Germany | Steamhammer SPV 265681 LPLP, Album, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress |
16 vinyl pressings of Next Position Please are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic FE 38794.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 38794, EPC 25490, ELPS4361, 25・3P-463) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL38794-2C B6 STERLING ⚾︎ G and AL38794-2C A7 STERLING ⚾︎ G. 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.
