Vinyl pressings
by Everything But The Girl · 1986
Baby, The Stars Shine Bright 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.
16 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 10 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 240966-1-A2Side A runout, stamped - Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-B2Side B runout, stamped - Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-A2xx 5Side A runout, stamped / etched - Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-B2 38Side B runout, stamped / etched - Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-A2Side A runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-B2Side B runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-A2 DSide A runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-B2 33Side B runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-A2X 26Side A runout
R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-B2 \X\XSide B runout
R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-A2Side A, stamped
R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-B2Side B, stamped
1 25494 A SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-24750-SH1 △ 13661 1-1Side A runout, variant 1
1 25494 B SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-24751 - SH1 △ 13661-X 1-1Side B runout, variant 1
1 25494 A SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-24750-SH2 △ 13661 1-1Side A runout, variant 2
1 25494 B SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-24751-SH1 △ 13661 1-1Side B runout, variant 2
1-25494A SR1 1 1 [SRC logo]Side A runout
1-25494B SR1 1 1 [SRC logo]Side 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 | WEA 240966-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Blanco Y Negro 24 09661 / WEA 24 09661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Blanco Y Negro 240966-1 / Blanco Y Negro BYN9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Blanco Y Negro 240966-1 / Blanco Y Negro BYN9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | WEA 240966-1 / Blanco Y Negro BYN9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Blanco Y Negro 240966-1 / Blanco Y Negro BYN9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Blanco Y Negro BYN9 / WEA 240966-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | Italy | WEA 24 0966-1 / Blanco Y Negro 24 0966-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | WEA 2409661 / WEA 240966-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | Blanco Y Negro 1591071First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Blanco Y Negro 240966-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Sire 1-25494 / Sire 9 25494-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Sire 1-25494 / Sire 9 25494-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Blanco Y Negro BYN9 / WEA 240966-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Vap 35508-25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Baby, The Stars Shine Bright are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, US, Greece, Japan and more. One of them is Blanco Y Negro 240966-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 240966-1, 1-25494, BYN9, 35508-25) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-A2 and R/S Alsdorf 240966-1-B2. 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.
