Vinyl pressings
by Delbert McClinton · 1980
The Jealous Kind 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.
14 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
ST-1-12115 F-1 #1 ⊕ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0Side A runout etched
ST-2-12115 F-1 #1 ⊕ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0Side B runout etched
ST-1-12115Side A label
ST-2-12115Side B label
ST-1-12115 F3 • ⊕ 3 ✲ ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout A
ST-2-12115 F-3 • ⊕ 1 ✲ ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout B
ST-1-12115Label A
ST-2-12115Label B
ST-1-12115 F-2 #6 ⊕ ∙ ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A runout
ST-2-12115 F∙1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ∙ ─◁Side B runout
ST-1-12115Side A label
ST-2-12115Side B label
ST-1-12115Matrix A, on label
ST-2-12115Matrix B, on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Capitol Records ST12115 / EMI-Odeon S.A.I.C. 8.941First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12115 / Muscle Shoals Sound Records ST-12115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064-86 249LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | France | Capitol Records 2C 068 86249First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-86 249 / Muscle Shoals Sound Records 1C 064-86 249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81397First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81397First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 062-86249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 12115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Capitol Records 10C 064-086249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Capitol Records EST 12115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records ST-12115 / Muscle Shoals Sound Records ST-12115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records ST-12115 / Muscle Shoals Sound Records ST-12115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records R-163486 / Muscle Shoals Sound Records R-163486LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records ST-12115 / Muscle Shoals Sound Records ST-12115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Curb Records D1-77664LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-12115LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
21 vinyl pressings of The Jealous Kind are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1980 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12115.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12115, EST 12115, 2C 068 86249, 1C 064-86 249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12115 F-1 #1 ⊕ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0 and ST-2-12115 F-1 #1 ⊕ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0. 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.
