Vinyl pressings
by Eurythmics · 1987
Savage 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.
27 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 20 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.
AM 020 C-0035 A-1Runout side A, var. 1
AM C-0035 B-2 IIIRunout side B, var. 1
AM 020 C-0035 A-1Runout side A, var. 2
AM 020 C-0035 B-1Runout side B, var. 2
PL 71555 - A 1S 1C 1 SPIRYRunout area side A, variant 1
PL 71555 - BIS 1 - B SPIRYRunout area side B, variant 1
PL 71555 A 1S 1A-4 SPIRY △PRunout area side A, variant 2
PL 71555 BIS 1 A-5 △PRunout area side B, variant 2
AM 020 C-0035 A-1 VSide A runout, variant 1
AM 020 C-0035 B-2 IISide B runout, variant 1
AM C-0035 A-1 IIISide A runout, variant 2
AM 020 C-0035 B-1Side B runout, variant 2
67941-1-R-A-RCA2 I A1 ASide A runout, variant 1
6794-1-R-B-RCA 1 I ⋱ · : A1 ASide B runout, variant 1
67941-1-R-A-RCA1 I A1 HSide A runout, variant 2
6794-1-R-B-RCA1 I · A1 DSide B runout, variant 2
STERLING B-2ᐉ 6794-1-R-A-HRM1Variant 1, Runout Side A
STERLING A-1ᐉ 6794 1 R B-HRM1Variant 1, Runout Side B
STERLING BA̶-1 ᐉ 6794-1-R-A-HRM1Variant 2, Runout Side A
STERLING A-2 ᐉ 6794 1 R B - 3̶2̶ HRM1Variant 2, Runout Side B
6794-1-R-A-ES 3 EMW STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
6794-1-R-B-ES 2 EMW STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
6794-1-R-A-ES 3 ̷2̷ EMW STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
6794-1-R-B-ES 2 EMW STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
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 | Argentina | RCA Victor TLP-90092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | RCA SFL1 0163First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Canada | RCA 6694-1-RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Costa Rica | RCA Victor 1050053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | RCA PL71555First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1987 | Germany | RCA PL71555LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Greece | RCA PL 71555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | RCA RCLP 70069 / RCA PL 71555First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Ireland | RCA PL71555 / RCA PL 71555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Israel | RCA PL71555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | RCA PL 71555 / RCA PL71555First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Japan | RCA RPL-8390First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | RCA RPL-8390 / RCA PL 71555First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Philippines | RCA Victor RCA-31113 / RCA PL-71555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Portugal | RCA PL 71555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | RCA 19075811631/LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Europe | RCA 19075811631LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | USA & Canada | RCA 19075811631LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
37 vinyl pressings of Savage are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1987 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK & Europe, US, Australasia, Argentina and more. One of them is RCA PL71555.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL71555, PL 71555, 6794-1-R, SFL1 0163) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AM 020 C-0035 A-1 and AM C-0035 B-2 III. 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.
