Vinyl pressings
by David Lee Roth · 1988
Skyscraper 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.
28 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 22 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.
1-25671-A-SR2 XXXXXX 1-3 [SRC logo]Side A variant 1
1-25671-B-SR2 XXXXXX 1-1 [SRC logo]Side B variant 1
1-25671-A-SR1 XXXXXX 1-1 [SRC logo]Side A variant 2
1-25671-B-SR2 XXXXXX 1-1 [SRC logo]Side B variant 2
1-25671-A-SH2 B-29756-SH2 ∆18929 1-1 ɑRunout side A, variant 1
1-25671-B-SH1 B-29757-SH1 ∆18929-X 1-1 ɑRunout side B, variant 1
1-25671-A-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-29756-SH1 ∆18929 1-1Runout side A, variant 2
1-25671-B-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-29757-SH1 ∆18929-X 1-1Runout side B, variant 2
1592541 - A1 10-2-88 VCEMI
1592541 - B1 10-2-88 VCEMI
P-13624-1 〄CS 1-A-2 IA-Side Runout
P-13624-2 1-A-2 IB-Side Runout
25671A / 25671B
MX 300409 25671-1.1Hand Etched Side A
MX 300410 25671-1.2Hand Etched Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 80714First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 80714First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25671-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Bolivia | WEA WL - 1034First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1988 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.4107 / Warner Bros. Records 00257First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 56711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1 25671LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 9256711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records LP-80094First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 671-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WX 236 / Warner Bros. Records 925 824-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WX 236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 92 56711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925671First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1988 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 5671-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Friday Music FRM-25671LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25671-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of Skyscraper are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1988 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Portugal, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1-25671.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25671, 1592541, P-13624, 80714) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25671-A-SR2 XXXXXX 1-3 [SRC logo] and 1-25671-B-SR2 XXXXXX 1-1 [SRC logo]. 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.
