Vinyl pressings
by Chris de Burgh · 1980
Eastern Wind was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 13 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.
AMLH 64815 A1 [Trumpet logo] D A&M SP-4815-A-RE-1 INT. SF-1 + SLM△412 ENGSide A, Variant 1
AMLH 64815 B1[Trumpet logo] A&M SP-4815-B INT SF-1 + D SLM △412-XSide B, Variant 1
AMLH - 64815-B5Side A, Variant 2
AMLH - 64815-A5Side B, Variant 2
ƱTOPIA AMLH 64815 A//1∇ 420 U 11 5Matrix side A (etched, stamped) Lyre symbol scratched over
ƱTOPIA AMLH 6 4 815 B//1 ∇ 420 U 1 1 4Matrix side B (etched, stamped) Lyre symbol scratched over
1S A&M SP-4815-A-RE1 S1 A4A side runout etch
1S A&M SP-4815-B S2 A2B side runout etch
A&M SP-4815-A RE-1 S2A side runout etch
A&M SP-4815-B S3B side runout etch
A&MSP-4815-A RC-1 S3Side 1 [etched]
A&MSP-4815-B S1Side [etched]
SMX-56285 W2ASide A
SMX-56280 W2ASide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | A&M Records SP-4815 / A&M Records L 37349First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4815 / A&M Records SP-4815First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4815First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4815LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4815First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4815First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4815First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64815First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64815LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64815First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64815LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Germany | A&M Records 394 815 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ireland | A&M Records AMLH 64815First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ireland | A&M Records AMLH 64815First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | A&M Records 2PSP 4815 / A&M Records 2PSP-4815First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69996 / A&M Records SP 69996LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | 細胞 HITS-7046 / A&M Records SP-4815LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | MJ HITS-7046LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
35 vinyl pressings of Eastern Wind are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1980 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 64815.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 64815, SP-4815, SP 4815, 394 815 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH 64815 A1 [Trumpet logo] D A&M SP-4815-A-RE-1 INT. SF-1 + SLM△412 ENG and AMLH 64815 B1[Trumpet logo] A&M SP-4815-B INT SF-1 + D SLM △412-X. 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.
