Vinyl pressings
by Eric Clapton · 1987
Lethal Weapon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 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.
11 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.
SRC [Logo] 1-25561-A-SR1 TML-XRunout side A variant 1
SRC [Logo] 1-25561-B-SR1 TML-XRunout side B variant 1
SRC [Logo] 1-25561-A SR2 1-1 TML-XRunout side A variant 2
SRC [Logo] 1-25561-B SR1 1-1 TML-XRunout side B variant 2
1-25561-A-SH-2 TML-X [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26883-SH2 △ 15922 1-1Side A runout variant 1
1-25561-B SH 2 TML-M [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26884-SH2 △ 15922-X 1-1Side B runout variant 1
1-25561-A-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26883-SH1 △ 15922 1-1 TML-MSide A runout variant 2
1-25561-B SH2 TML-M [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-26884-SH2 △ 15922-X 1-1Side B runout variant 2
Å MX213189 25561-1-1Runout, Side A, etched
Å MX213190 25561-1-2Runout, Side B, etched
MX213189Label, Side A
MX213190Label, Side B
P-13489-1A Side
P-13489-2B Side
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 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 604.7278First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 55611First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1 25561LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 925 561-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records PN - WBR - 0125561.6First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925561-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925561-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25561-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25561-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25561First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25561-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13489First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13489First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Warner Records 093624894711LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Lethal Weapon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1987 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Australia, Japan, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 25561-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25561-1, 25561-1, P-13489, 604.7278) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC [Logo] 1-25561-A-SR1 TML-X and SRC [Logo] 1-25561-B-SR1 TML-X. 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.
