Vinyl pressings
by Hiroshima · 1980
Odori was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
S AL-9541-SA-1B TML-S A7A variant 1
\ S AL-9541-SB-1B IML-M A8B variant 1
S AL-9541-SA-1B TML-S A5A variant 2
\ S AL-9541-SB-1B TML-M B2B variant 2
A-1 ◁ AL-9541-SARunout side A, variant 1
B-1 ◁ AL-9541-SBRunout side B, variant 1
A-1 ◁ AL-9541-SA TML-MRunout side A, variant 2
A-1 ◁ AL-9541-SB TML-SRunout side B, variant 2
1T AL-9541-SA CT3Variant 1: Side 1 Runout (Etched)
1T AL-9541-SB∙3 CTH }5Variant 1: Side 2 Runout (Etched)
TML-MVariant 1: Side 1 Runout (Stamped)
TML-M EVariant 1: Side 2 Runout (Stamped)
AL-9541-SA TML S HUB
AL-9541-SB TML X HUB
AL-9541-SA TML M A-1 ᐉA Side Runout
AL-9541-SB TML S A-1 ᐉB Side Runout
AL-9541-SA 24884 MR (4)Runout side A
AL-9541-SB 24884X TML-M MR (2)Runout side B
AL 9541 SALabel side A
AL 9541 SBLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Arista L 37539 (AL 9541)First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Arista AL 9541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Arista 203 175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Arista 25RS-105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Arista 25RS-105First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Peru | Arista AL 5009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Arista ASTJ 104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 9541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 9541LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 9541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 9541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 9541LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 9541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 9541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 9541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Arista AL 9541LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Arista AL 5-8145 / Arista AL5-8145LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista ALB6-8345LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Odori are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Canada, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Arista AL 9541, released November 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 9541, 203 175, 25RS-105, AL 5009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S AL-9541-SA-1B TML-S A7 and \ S AL-9541-SB-1B IML-M A8. 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.
