Vinyl pressings
by David Sanborn · 1988
Close-Up 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.
13 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 10 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.
1-25715-A-DMM-SR1 SP1-2 SP-AR Sterling 0- △20954 B-31561-SR1-DMMRunout side A
1-25715-B-DMM-SR1 SP1-2 SP-AR Sterling 0- △20954-X B-31562-DMM-SR1Runout side B
1-25715-A-DMM-SR1 Sterling SP1-3Side A runout, variant 1
1-25715-B-DMM-SR1 SP1-3 SterlingSide B runout, variant 1
1-25715-A-DMM-SR1 Sterling SP1-1Side A runout, variant 2
1-25715-B-DMM-SR1 SP1-3 SterlingSide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Reprise Records 80749First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Reprise Records 25715-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Reprise Records 670.4159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Reprise Records 6705149First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Reprise Records 92 57151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Reprise Records W1-25715LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | Reprise Records 925 715-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8654First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | Reprise Records OLW-556First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Reprise Records 925715-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records 9 25715-1 / Reprise Records 1-25715First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records 1-25715 / Reprise Records 9 25715-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records W1-25715LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records 9 25715-1 / Reprise Records 1-25715First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records WARNER-3243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Close-Up are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Argentina, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Reprise Records 9 25715-1, released July 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25715-1, 80749, 25715-1, 670.4159) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25715-A-DMM-SR1 SP1-2 SP-AR Sterling 0- △20954 B-31561-SR1-DMM and 1-25715-B-DMM-SR1 SP1-2 SP-AR Sterling 0- △20954-X B-31562-DMM-SR1. 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.
