Vinyl pressings
by Gary U.S. Bonds · 1981
Dedication was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 19 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.
SO-1-17051-Z-11 PRECISION LACQUER ━◁Side A runout, variant 1
SO-1-17052-Z-11 PRECISION LACQUER • ━◁Side B runout, variant 1
SO-1-17051-Z-11 #2 PRECISION LACQUER • ━◁Side A runout, variant 2
SO-1-17052-Z-11 PRECISION LACQUER • ━◁Side B runout, variant 2
0A & B Stamped
SO-1-17051-Z-7 PRECISION LACQUERA-Side Etched
SO-2-17052⃫ ⃫1-Z-8 PRECISION LACQUERB-Side Etched
SO-1-17051-Z-7 PRECISION LACQUER OA side etched, variant 1
SO-1 ⃫2-17052⃫ ⃫1-Z-7 OB side etched, variant 1
SO-1-17051-Z-7 #3 PRECISION LACQUER 0Runout A side, variant 2
SO- ̶1̶ 2-1705 ̶2̶ 1-Z-7 0Runout B side, variant 2
B-15666 SO-1-17051-Z-9• 2 PRECISION LACQUER ✲ #67Runout A
B-15667 SO-2-17051 S̷O̷-̷1̷-̷1̷7̷0̷5̷2̷-Z-9• 2 PRECISION LACQUER ✲ #67Runout B
SO-1-17051-Z-11 #2 PRECISION LACQUER • ━◁A-side etched
SO-2-17052-Z-11 #2[scratched out] PRECISION LACQUER • ━◁B-side etched
AML 3017 A-1A-side runout, variant 1
AML 3017 B-1B-side runout, variant 1
AML 3017 A-1 2 1A-side runout, variant 2
AML 3017 B-1 2 1B-side runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | EMI America Records, Inc. 8974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | EMI America EMAM-17 / EMI America EMAM.17First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | EMI America 3C 064 400007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | EMI America SO-17051 / EMI America SO 17051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | EMI America SO-17051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | EMI America SO-17051 / EMI America SO 17051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | EMI America SO-17051 / EMI America SO 17051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | EMI America 2C 070-400.007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | EMI America 1C 064-400 007 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-400 007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | EMI America 1C 064-400 007 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-400 007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | EMI America 17051LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Greece | EMI America 14C 062-400007 / EMI America 14C062-400007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | India | EMI America SO-17051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ireland | EMI America AML 3017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | EMI America EYS-81430First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Fame FA 3075 / Fame FA 4130751LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Dedication are listed here, from 19 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is EMI America SO-17051.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SO-17051, AML 3017, 8974, EMAM-17) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SO-1-17051-Z-11 PRECISION LACQUER ━◁ and SO-1-17052-Z-11 PRECISION LACQUER • ━◁. 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.
