Vinyl pressings
by Don Dixon · 1987
Romeo At Juilliard 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.
9 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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-1-73243-Z-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28167-Z1 △ 17231 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
ST-2-73243-Z-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28168-Z1 △ 17231-X STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
ST-1-73243-Z-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28167-Z1 △ 17231 1-1 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
ST-2-73243-Z-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28168-Z1 △ 17231-X 1-1 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
ST-1-73243-Z-1 [Allied logo] B-28167-Z1 △ 17231 1-1 STERLINGSide A runout
ST-2-73243-Z-1 [Allied logo] B-28168-Z1 AL-SP 1̷-̷2̷ STERLING △17231-XSide B runout
73243-1-ASide A Label
73243-1-BSide B Label
08_240645_IA_I ARunout side A
08_24064_IB_I ARunout side B
(08-024064-1)Label A
(08-024064-2)Label B
DM B-9679 A-1/9 87Stamped runout side A
DM B-9679 B-1/9 87Stamped runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | Liberation Records LIB 5134First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Enigma Canada ST-73243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Enigma 3243-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Scandinavia | Mega Records MRLP 3067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | South Korea | Seoul Records SIPR-004 / Enigma ST-73243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | Enigma 4D-307 / DRO 4D-307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Enigma ST-73243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Enigma ST 573243LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | Enigma ST-73243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Enigma ALI-28076First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Romeo At Juilliard are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Australia, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Enigma ST-73243.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-73243, LIB 5134, 3243-1, MRLP 3067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-73243-Z-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28167-Z1 △ 17231 STERLING and ST-2-73243-Z-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28168-Z1 △ 17231-X STERLING. 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.
