Vinyl pressings
by Fiona · 1985
Fiona was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
EASTSide B Embossed Around Center Hole
STA-855619- ̶B̶ A [SRC logo] MASTERDISK 1-1Side A runout
STA-855620-A [SRC logo] MASTERDISK 1-1Side B runout
ST-A-855619-SPSide A Label
STA-855619-A 1-2 SPAR B-20717-A ∆8876 0-Side A Etched
STA-855620-A 1-2 SPAR B-20718-A ∆8876-X 0-Side B Etched
MASTERDISK SRC [Specialty Records Corporation Logo]Side A & B Stamped
ASide A Embossed Around Center Hole
1-A-6 3 〄 P-13136-1 TO 9-0Runout, side A
1-A-6 3 〄 P-13136-2 TORunout, side B
78.12421 A1 G. QUSide A runout
78.12421 B1 G. QUSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | WEA 83914 / Atlantic 83914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Atlantic 6047134 / Atlantic 604.7134First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic 78 12421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Atlantic 781 242-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | South Korea | Atlantic 81242-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | Atlantic 78 1242-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Atlantic 81242-1 / Atlantic 7 81242-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Atlantic A1-81242LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | Atlantic 81242-1 / Atlantic 7 81242-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Atlantic P-13136First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | Atlantic P-13136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Atlantic 81242LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic 81242LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
13 vinyl pressings of Fiona are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1985 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Japan, Argentina, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic 81242-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81242-1, P-13136, 83914, 6047134) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EAST and STA-855619- ̶B̶ A [SRC logo] MASTERDISK 1-1. 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.
