Vinyl pressings
by George Benson · 1987
Collaboration 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.
20 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 16 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.
1-25580-A-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-27432- SH2 △16485 TML-M /– 1Runout side A, variant 1
1-25580-B-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-27433- SH2 △16485-X TML-M /– 4Runout side B, variant 1
1-25580-A-SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-27432-SH3 △16485 TML-X AL-SPRunout side A, variant 2
1-25580-B-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-27433-SH2 △16485-X TML-M SPO-1Runout side B, variant 2
1-25580-A-SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-27432-SH3 △16485 TML-X /-1 SP0-1 SM1-2Side A runout
1-25580-B-SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-27433-SH3 TML-X △16485-X 1-1 SP0-1 AL-SPSide B runout
25580 -ARunout side A
25580 -BRunout side B
25580 ALabel A
25580 BLabel B
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 | Warner Bros. Records 80643First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25580-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.0036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 55801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1 25580LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 580-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 91First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92.5580-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records 1-25580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-6646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records 1-25580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records 1591951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1623 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Korea | Warner Bros. Records 9 25580-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925580-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925580-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1489LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1489LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | 雅音 AR-5212LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
27 vinyl pressings of Collaboration are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1987 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Japan, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 25580-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25580-1, 1-25580, P-13526, 80643) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25580-A-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-27432- SH2 △16485 TML-M /– 1 and 1-25580-B-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-27433- SH2 △16485-X TML-M /– 4. 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.
