Vinyl pressings
by Debbie Gibson · 1987
Out Of The Blue was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
STA 876465 A 1-3 MASTERDISK HW SRCSide A runout, variant 1
STA-876466-A 1-3 MASTERDISK SRCSide B runout, variant 1
STA 876465 A 1-1 MASTERDISK HW SRCSide A runout, variant 2
STA-876466-A 1-3 MASTERDISK SRCSide B runout, variant 2
STA-876465-A 1-2 MASTERDISK HL O- △17361 SP-AR SRC B-28297-ASide A etched, stamped
STA-876466-A 1-2 MASTERDISK SP-AR △17361-X O- SRC B-28298-ASide B etched, stamped
R / S Alsdorf 781780-1-A2Side A stamped
UK 1Side A etched
R / S Alsdorf 781780-1-BSide B stamped
R / S Alsdorf 781780-1-A2Side 1 stamped
UK 1Side 1 etched
R / S Alsdorf 781780-1-BSide 1 stamped
MX 214069 81780-1.1 ~Side A runout
MX 214070 81780-1.2Side B runout
MX214069Side A label
MX 214070Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | WEA 80677 / Atlantic 80677First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.0078 / Atlantic 756781780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic A1-81780LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic 78 17801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Atlantic 781 780-1 / Atlantic WX 139First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Germany | Atlantic 781 780-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Atlantic 781780-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Atlantic 781780-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Israel | Atlantic BAN-781780-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Atlantic 78 1780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Atlantic P-13566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Philippines | Atlantic 81780-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9872First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Atlantic 781780-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Taiwan | 雅音 AR-5243LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Friday Music FRM-81780LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3445 / Atlantic MOVLP3445LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3445LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | US | Friday Music FRM-81780LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Friday Music FRM-81780LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 670.0078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Atlantic 781780-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Out Of The Blue are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1987 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Europe, South Korea, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 7 81780-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7 81780-1, 81780, 781 780-1, 81780-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA 876465 A 1-3 MASTERDISK HW SRC and STA-876466-A 1-3 MASTERDISK SRC. 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.
