Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Money · 1986
Can't Hold Back 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.
17 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 11 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.
P AP º AL-40096-1B MASTERDISK HWSide A runout variant 1
MASTERDISK P AP º BL-40096-1DSide B runout variant 1
AL·40096-1B MASTERDISK HW P AP 0Side A runout variant 2
BL·40096-1D MASTERDISK P (AP) 0Side B runout variant 2
AL: 40096-1C MASTERDISK D G 1 D11Runout side A, variant 1
BL: 40096-1F MASTERDISK E G 1 B7Runout side B, variant 1
AL • 40096- 1C MASTERDISK HW G1 E B 9Runout side A, variant 2
BL-40096- 1F MASTERDISK HW D G1 B12Runout side B, variant 2
P AP AL-40096-1B HWSide 1, etched
P AP BL-40096-1DSide 2, etched
MASTERDISKBoth sides, stamped
P AP AL-40096-1ASide 1, etched Variant 1
AL 40096-1A2HZ DM 17Side A runout
BL-40096 1B2HZ DM 16Side B runout
AL 40096Side A label
BL 40096Side B label
AL - 40096- 1C MASTERDISK TH G1 2 B9Side A runout, etched [exc. MASTERDISK, 2] stamped, variant 1
BL -40096- 1F MASTERDISK TH D G1 B12Side B runout, etched [exc. MASTERDISK, D] stamped, variant 1
(P x AP) AL 40096 G1ASide A runout, etched, variant 2
(P x AP) BL 40096 G1ASide B runout, etched, variant 2
FC 40096 AL AL 40096-1AA ISide A, Etched
FC 40096 BL BL 40096-1AA ISide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | CBS SBP 8195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | CBS Discos 138708First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Colombia | CBS 142022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBS 57048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3235First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Portugal | CBS CBS 57048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | South Korea | CBS KJPL-0498First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | Spain | CBS S 57048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | CBS CBS 57048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Columbia FC 40096 / Columbia C 40096First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Columbia C 40096 / Columbia FC 40096First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Columbia C 40096First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Columbia FC 40096 / Columbia XFC 40096First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Columbia FC 40096 / Columbia C 40096First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Columbia FC 40096First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Can't Hold Back are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia FC 40096.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 40096, C 40096, CBS 57048, 28AP 3235) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AP º AL-40096-1B MASTERDISK HW and MASTERDISK P AP º BL-40096-1D. 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.
