Vinyl pressings
by Don Williams · 1986
New Moves 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.
10 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 9 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.
31C 064 240482 APrinted on A Side Label
31C 064 240482 BPrinted on B Side Label
240482 1 01 ℗1986 200Run Out Groove A
240482 2 01 ℗1986 200Run Out Groove B
ST-L-12440 23Side A: etched, variant 1
ST-L-12440 Z-1 #2 Denny/GMSide B: etched, variant 1
ST-1 12440 Z2 #1 Denny/GMSide A: etched, variant 2
ST-2-12440 Z-2 #1 Denny/GMSide B: etched, variant 2
ST-12440-A-1̶A̶-1B-2HZ: DM 4Side A runout
ST-12440-2 1A2HZ DM 5Side 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 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-240482First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 240482First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12440First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-24 0482 1 / Capitol Records 064 24 0482 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Kenya | EMI EST 2004First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1986 | Portugal | Capitol Records 2404821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Capitol Records EST 2004 / Capitol Records 24 0482 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST-512440LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST-12440First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST-12440 / EMI ST-12440First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Zambia | Capitol Records ST(L) 2404821 / Capitol Records ST(L)2404821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of New Moves are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Brazil, UK, US, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Capitol Records 31C 064 240482.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 31C 064 240482, EST 2004, ST-12440, ST-240482) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 31C 064 240482 A and 31C 064 240482 B. 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.
