Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1988
Loco In Acapulco was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
111 850-A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT.Etched runout, side A
MStamped runout, side A
1̶1̶1̶ ̶9̶8̶7̶ - B-3 UTOPIA Ms.Etched runout, side B
11850 ΛStamped runout, side B
111 850-A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. ESide A runout
111 850-B-1 ASide B runout
111-850ASide A label
111-850BSide B label
611850-A1
611 850-B1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Arista 105028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Arista 111-850First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Arista 611-850First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | Arista 611 850First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Europe | Arista 111 850First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Mexico | Arista RX-672First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | Arista 611 850 3AFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Spain | Arista 111 850 1AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | Arista Loco 1First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Arista 611 850First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Arista 111 850 / Arista 111-850First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | Arista 111-850 / Arista 111 850First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Arista 111 9877", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1989 | UK | Arista 611 91612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | Arista 111 9877", Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
16 vinyl pressings of Loco In Acapulco are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK & Europe, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Arista 111-850, released November 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 111-850, 111 850, 611 850, Loco 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 111 850-A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. and M. 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.
