Vinyl pressings
by Eumir Deodato · 1984
Motion was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 12 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.
R / S Alsdorf 925175-1 A3Runout Side A
R / S Alsdorf 925175-1 B2 GER 1-25175-B-SH3 Q B-19905- SH3 SLM △ 7701-X I-I STERLING [3 Numbers Crossed]Runout Side B
R / S Alsdorf 925175-1 A3Runout side A, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 925175-1 B2Runout side B, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 925175-1 A3 BE S̷Runout side A, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 925175-1 B2 1-25175-B-SH3 [Allied logo] B-19905-SH3 8 SLM △7701-X 1-1 STERLING 1̷-̷2̷4̷Runout side B, variant 2
1-25175-A-SR2 [SRC logo] ☆STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
1-25175-B-SR2 [SRC logo] ☆STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
1-25175-A-SR2 1-1 ☆STERLING [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 2
1-25175-B-SR2 [SRC logo] 1-1 ☆STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
1-25175-A-SH2 [Allied logo] B-19904-SH2 SLM Δ 7701 I-I STERLINGSide A runout
1-25175-B-SH2 [Allied logo] B-19905-SH2 SLM Δ 7701-X I-I STERLINGSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 26.141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 604.7084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 6070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 175-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 175-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 925 175-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 5175-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13046First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-6325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records 1-25175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1586First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | South Korea | Warner Bros. Records 25175-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25175-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25175-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25175First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of Motion are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, US, Brazil, Colombia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 925 175-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 925 175-1, 9 25175-1, 26.141, 604.7084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 925175-1 A3 and R / S Alsdorf 925175-1 B2 GER 1-25175-B-SH3 Q B-19905- SH3 SLM △ 7701-X I-I STERLING [3 Numbers Crossed]. 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.
