Vinyl pressings
by Cinderella · 1988
Long Cold Winter 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.
24 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.
422-834-612-1-A-DMM-SR SP1-1 SP-HRM SterlingSide A runout (variant 1)
422-834-612-1-B-DMM-SR 2-2 SP-HRM SterlingSide B runout (variant 1)
≠2[ 422-834-612-1-A-DMM-SR 3-2 SP-HRM SterlingSide A runout (variant 2)
SUB≠1 [ 422-834-612-1-B-DMM-SR SP1-1 SM4 SP-HRM SterlingSide B runout (variant 2)
VERH 59 A-1U-1-1 JASide A runout, variant 1
VERH-59-B-2-1-1 MT.Side B runout, variant 1
VERH-59-A-2-1-1 MT. JASide A runout, variant 2
VERH 59 B-1U-1-1Side B runout, variant 2
422-834-612-1-A-DMM-SR SPI-7 SP-TV sterlingRunout Side 1, variant 1
422-834-612-1-B-DMM-SR SPI-6 SP-TV sterlingRunout Side 2, variant 1
422-834-612-1-A-DMM-SR SPI-6 SP-TV sterlingRunout Side 1, variant 2
422-834-612-1-B-DMM-SR SPI-6 SP-TV sterlingRunout Side 2, variant 2
422-834-612-1-A-DMM-SR 3-4 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
422-834-612-1-B-DMM-SR SP1-1 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
422-834-612-1-A-DMM-SR 3-4 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
422-834-612-1-B-DMM-SR 2-3 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
422-834-612-1-A-DMM-SR SP1-4 STERLINGSide A, variant 1
422-834-612-1-B-DMM-SR SP1-4 STERLINGSide B,variant 1
422-834-612-1-A-DMM-SR SP1-1 SM4 STERLINGSide A, variant 2
422-834-612-1-B-DMM-SR SP1-1 SM2 STERLINGSide B, variant 2
422-834-612-1-A-DMM-SR SP1-1 STERLINGSide A runout
422-834-612-1-B-DMM-SR SP1-1 STERLINGSide B runout
422 834 612-1On Labels
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 | PolyGram 29149First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australasia | Mercury 834 612-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Vertigo 834 612-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Mercury 834 612-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Colombia | Mercury 834612-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ecuador | Mercury LP-70082First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Mercury 834 612-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Mercury 834 612-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Mercury 834 612-1 / Mercury 834612-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Mercury 834 612-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Guatemala | Mercury 834-612-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-252First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Portugal | Mercury 834 612-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Mercury 834 612-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Vertigo VERH 59 / Vertigo 834 612-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Africa | Mercury STARL 5673LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Mercury MOVLP1594 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1594LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Mercury MOVLP1594 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1594LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1594LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
31 vinyl pressings of Long Cold Winter are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1988 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Europe, Japan and more. One of them is Mercury 834 612-1, released July 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 834 612-1, VERH 59, 25PP-252, 220426) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 422-834-612-1-A-DMM-SR SP1-1 SP-HRM Sterling and 422-834-612-1-B-DMM-SR 2-2 SP-HRM Sterling. 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.
