Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1988
Chicago 19 was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 16 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.
1-25714-A-SH1 DMM B-31272-SH1-DMM Precision △20632 2̶-̶2̶ AL-SP 0-1A Side Runout Etched
1-25714-B SH1 DMM SP-0-1 B-31273-SH1-DMM AL-SP Precision △20632-(X Crossed Out) 2̶-̶2̶ SP-01B Side Runout Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | WEA 80745First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Reprise Records 25714-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Bolivia | WEA WL - 1046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Reprise Records 670.0120 / Full Moon 670.0120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Reprise Records 92 57141 / Full Moon 92 57141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Reprise Records W1-25714LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1031)00053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Reprise Records 925 714-1 / Reprise Records WX 174First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Reprise Records 925 714-1 / Reprise Records WX 174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Reprise Records 925 714-1 / Reprise Records WX 174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Reprise Records LWB-6722 / Full Moon LWB-6722First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Portugal | Reprise Records 9 257141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | Reprise Records OLW-547First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Reprise Records 925714-1 / Full Moon 925714-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of Chicago 19 are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Venezuela, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Reprise Records 9 25714-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25714-1, WARNER 3241, P-8650, 80745) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25714-A-SH1 DMM B-31272-SH1-DMM Precision △20632 2̶-̶2̶ AL-SP 0-1 and 1-25714-B SH1 DMM SP-0-1 B-31273-SH1-DMM AL-SP Precision △20632-(X Crossed Out) 2̶-̶2̶ SP-01. 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.
