Vinyl pressings
by Cheap Trick · 1985
Standing On The Edge 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.
12 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
STERLING OBoth Sides Stamped
AL-39592-1A P APSide 1 Etched - variant 1
BL-39592-1B P APSide 2 Etched - variant 1
AL-39592-1B P APSide 1 Etched - variant 2
AL 39592A Side Label
BL 39592B Side Label
AL-39592-1F º G1 STERLING B 5A Side Etch exc º, Sterling stamps
BL-39592-1F º G1 STERLING B 4B Side Etch exc º, Sterling stamps
AL-39592-1E G1 STERLING B2A Side runout, variant 1
BL-39592-1F G1 STERLING C2B Side runout, variant 1
AL-39592-1F G1 STERLING B5A Side runout, variant 2
BL-39592-1E G1 STERLING A3B Side runout, variant 2
EPC-26374-A MT ⋀Side A
EPC-26374-B MT ⋀Side B
AL-39592 1A2HZSide A runout
BL-39592 1A2HZSide B runout
AL 39592Side A label
BL 39592Side B label
28-3P-652A1 〄CSA side
28-3P-652B1B side
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 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4476First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Epic EPC 26374 / Epic 26374First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17486First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Portugal | Epic 26374First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | Epic 26374First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | UK | Epic EPC 26374First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 39592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 39592 / Epic 39592First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Epic FE 39592First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 39592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Epic 28·3P-652First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Epic 28·3P-652First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic EPC 465562 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Epic LSP 982383 1 / Productos Especiales CBS LSP 982383 1LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epic 465562 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic FE 39592LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Standing On The Edge are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1985 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Epic FE 39592, released August 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 39592, EPC 26374, 28·3P-652, ELPS 4476) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING O and AL-39592-1A P AP. 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.
