Vinyl pressings
by Dire Straits · 1986
Your Latest Trick was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, 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.
DSTR 13 A // 2 420 T JA 1 1Side A runout, variant 1
DSTR 13 B // 1 ▼ 420 T 1 1 4 JASide B runout, variant 1
DSTR 13 A // 1 ▼ 420 T JA 2Side A runout, variant 2
DSTR 13 B // 2 ▼ 420 T JA 1 1Side B runout, variant 2
DSTR 13 A//1 ▽420 T 11 JARunout side A, variant 1
DSTR 13 B//2 ▽420 T 12 5 JARunout side B, variant 1
DSTR 13 B̶X̶X̶X̶X̶X̶ A // 2 ▽ 420 T JARunout side A, variant 2
DSTR 13 B // 2 ▽ 420 T JARunout side B, variant 2
DSTR 1312 A//1▽420TSide A runout, variant 1
DSTR 1312 B//5▽420TSide B runout, variant 1
DSTR 1312 A//1▽420T 11 2 JASide A runout, variant 2
DSTR 1312 B//6▽420T 11 1 JASide B runout, variant 2
DSTR 13 A//1▽420TYour Latest Trick 7" Side A runout, variant 1
DSTR 13 B//2▽420TYour Latest Trick 7" Side B runout, variant 1
DSTR 13 B̶X̶X̶X̶X̶X̶ A // 2 ▽ 420 T 11 1 JAYour Latest Trick 7" Side A runout, variant 2
DSTR 13 B // 2 ▽ 420 T 12 2 JAYour Latest Trick 7" Side B runout, variant 2
DSDJ13 A//1▽420T 11 1 JASide A runout
DSTR 13 B̶X̶X̶X̶X̶X̶ A//2▽420T 11 1 JASide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australasia | Vertigo 884 738-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Brazil | Vertigo 884 738-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Ireland | Vertigo DSTR 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Vertigo 884 738-7First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Single, Misprint |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Vertigo 884 738-1First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1986 | Philippines | Vertigo VTG-6032 / Vertigo 884 738-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Portugal | Vertigo 884 738-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | South Africa | Vertigo TOS 1577First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Spain | Vertigo 884 738-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Spain | Vertigo 884 738-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | Vertigo DSTR 1312First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Vertigo DSTR 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1986 | UK | Vertigo DSDJ 13First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1986 | UK | Vertigo DSTRT 13 / Vertigo DSTR 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single, 10", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single, 10", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Vertigo DSTR 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Your Latest Trick are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, Australasia, Japan, Brazil and more. One of them is Vertigo DSTR 13, released April 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSTR 13, DSTR 1312, DSTRT 13, DSDJ 13) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSTR 13 A // 2 420 T JA 1 1 and DSTR 13 B // 1 ▼ 420 T 1 1 4 JA. 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.
