Vinyl pressings
by Diana Ross · 1984
Swept Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. 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 1984, the album's first year, in 12 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.
I STERLING A1 PB 13864 A 2A-Side Runout Etching; Variant 1
I STERLING A2 PB 13864 B 1B-Side Runout Etching; Variant 1
I STERLING A1 PB 13864 A 1A-Side Runout Etching; Variant 2
I STERLING A1 PB 13864 B 1B-Side Runout Etching; Variant 2
STERLING MR 109784 PB 13864 A-1A-Side Runout Etching
STERLING A1 PB 13864 B 2 MR 109784 XB-Side Runout Etching
FSide A runout etched
PD 13865 A-1 A1A STERLING ⦎Side A runout stamped
DSide B runout etched
PD 13865 B-1 A2C STERLING ⦎Side B runout stamped
PB-13864 A-1 MR △109784 STERLING
PD 13865 A -1 I. STERLING A3XVar 1. Etched side A exc I. STERLING A3 stamped
Pd 13865B 10 I A:·1 NVar 1. Stamped side B exc N etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Argentina | EMI DIF 312First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-1411First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-1411First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | RCA PB-13864First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | RCA Victor PD-13865First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A K060-20 0430 6 / EMI 1A K060-20 0430 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 006-20 0429 7 / Capitol Records 1C 006 20 0429 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 1549446First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | France | Capitol Records 2004297First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | France | Capitol records 1549446First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Capitol Records POP-669First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Special Edition | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Special Edition |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 006-20 0429 7 / Capitol Records 1 A 006 2004297First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Capitol Records CP 646First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Peru | Capitol Records 01.03.100260First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Peru | Capitol Records 01.03.2329First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
28 vinyl pressings of Swept Away are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Japan, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA PB-13864, released August 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-13864, PD-13865, PB 13864, JD-13865) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I STERLING A1 PB 13864 A 2 and I STERLING A2 PB 13864 B 1. 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.
