Vinyl pressings
by Daryl Hall & John Oates · 1980
Voices 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.
28 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
AQL1-3̶6̶4̶2̶-3646-A2 MASTERDISK RL I A3 Q W3Runout A etched / MASTERDISK I A3 W3 stamped, Variant 1
AQL1-3646-B-11 MASTERDISK RL (EDP) I A1Runout B etched / MASTERDISK (EDP) I stamped, Variant 1
AQL1-3646-A I MASTERDISK RLRunout A etched / MASTERDISK I A3 W3 stamped, Variant 2
AQL1-3646-B I MASTERDISK RL A3Runout B etched / MASTERDISK (EDP) I stamped, Variant 2
AQL1-3646-A#3 MASTERDISK RL K12211 GOLRunout A, variant 1
AQL1-3646-B3 MASTERDISK RL K12212 GOLRunout B, variant 1
AQL1- 3646- A ̶2̶ 3 MASTERDISK RL K12211 GOLRunout A, variant 2
AQL1- 3646-B.3 MASTERDISK RL K12212 GOLRunout B, variant 2
AQL1-3646-A1 MASTERDISK RL I Λ ISide A, etched, except 'MASTERDISK I Λ I' stamped [Variant 1 - sticker over His Master's Voice Nipper logo]
AQL1-3646-B1 MASTERDISK RL I Λ 2Side B, etched, except 'MASTERDISK I Λ 2' stamped [Variant 1 - sticker over His Master's Voice Nipper logo]
AQL1-3646-A1 MASTERDISK RL A1 BSide A, Etched/Stamped [Variant 2 - no sticker over His Master's Voice Nipper logo]
AQL1-3646-B1 MASTERDISK RL A2 ISide B, Etched/Stamped [Variant 2 - no sticker over His Master's Voice Nipper logo]
AQL1-3646-A ' MASTERDISK RL A1 ASide A
AQL1-3646-B ' MASTERDISK RL A3 BSide B
PL13646 A 1E AIACSide A Runout - etched
PL13646 B 1E W VSide B Runout - etched
AQL1 3646-A A1A4 DB BASide 1 stamped/etched [Variant 1]
AQL1 3646-B A1A12 DB BASide 2 stamped/etched [Variant 1]
AQL1 3646-A A1A15 DB BASide 1 stamped/etched [Variant 2]
AQL1 3646-B A1A17 DB BASide 2 stamped/etched [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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-3646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | RCA Victor AQL1-3646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | RCA Victor AQL1-3646LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | RCA Victor AQL1-3646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | RCA Victor AQL1-3646LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | RCA Victor AQL1-3646LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | RCA Victor AQL1-3646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ecuador | RCA 800555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | RCA PL 13646 / RCA Victor PL 13646First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | RCA PL 13646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 13646 / RCA PL 13646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | RCA PL 83646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 13646 / RCA PL 13646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20212 / RCA Victor MAL-RCLP 20212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Israel | RCA PL 13646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-411LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2014 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-411LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2014 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-411LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | France | LMLR 783377LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | France | RCA 783377 / LMLR 783377LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | RCA Victor AQL1-3646LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor AQL1-3646LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA PL83646LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AQL1-3646LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AQL1-3646LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AQL1-3646LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AQL1-3646LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AQL1-3646LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
61 vinyl pressings of Voices are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1980 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and more. One of them is RCA Victor AQL1-3646.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AQL1-3646, PL 13646, APL1-3646, 800555) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AQL1-3̶6̶4̶2̶-3646-A2 MASTERDISK RL I A3 Q W3 and AQL1-3646-B-11 MASTERDISK RL (EDP) I A1. 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.
