Vinyl pressings
by Diana Ross · 1983
Ross was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 25 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.
AFL1 - 4677 - A - RCA - 2 Masterdisk RLRunout A variant 1
AFL1 - 4677 - B - RCA - 1 Masterdisk RLRunout B variant 1
AFL1 - 4677 - A - RCA - 2 Masterdisk RL Ⅰ A2ARunout A variant 2
AFL1 - 4677 - B - RCA - 2 Masterdisk RL Ⅰ A1HRunout B variant 2
AFL1 - 4677 - A - RCA - 1 MASTERDISK RL A2LRunout etched side A (stamped MASTERDISK A2
AFL1 - 4677 - B - RCA - 2 MASTERDISK RL 1 A CRunout etched side B (stamped MASTERDISK 1 A
AFL1 - 4677 - A - RCA - 1 MASTERDISK RL A1SVariant 1 Runout etched side A (stamped MASTERDISK)
AFL1-4677-B-. RCA-2 MASTERDISK RL1 1A2Variant 1 Runout etched side 2 (stamped MASTERDISK)
EST 1867051 A-1-1-1-1Side A runout, stamped
EST 1867051 B-1-1-1-5Side B runout, stamped
EST 1867051ASide A label
EST 1867051BSide B label
EMI 1867051 A
EMI 1867051 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | Capitol Records 8175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 86705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | RCA AFL1-4677First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Colombia | Capitol Records 11966First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064 1867051 / EMI 1C 064 1867051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064 1867051 / EMI 1C 064 1867051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records 1867051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Not On Label 186705LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records 1867051AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 038-15 7653 1 / Capitol Records 038-15 7653 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064 1867051LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Greece | Capitol Records 1867051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Capitol Records 1867051First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1983 | India | Capitol Records ST-27872First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | EMI EST 1867051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Best Fortune Records JKA-8184LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
36 vinyl pressings of Ross are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Turkey, Japan and more. One of them is RCA AFL1-4677, released June 9, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-4677, EST 1867051, 1867051, ECS-81610) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFL1 - 4677 - A - RCA - 2 Masterdisk RL and AFL1 - 4677 - B - RCA - 1 Masterdisk RL. 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.
