Vinyl pressings
by Jack Wagner · 1984
All I Need was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 4 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.
1-25214-A-SR2 FUTURE DISC 1-1Side A - Etched
SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Side A - Stamped
1-25214-B-SR1 1-1Side B - Etched
SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Side B - Stamped
1-25214-A-SH1 (ALLIED logo, stamped) B-20370-SH1 FUTURE DISC SLM △8371 1-1Side A runout variant 1 etched
1-25214-B-SH1 (ALLIED logo, stamped) B-20371-SH1 SLM △8371-X 1-1Side B runout variant 1 etched
CAP JACK 1-25214-A-SH-2 (ALLIED logo, stamped) B-20370-SH2 FUTURE DISC 11 SLM △8371 1-3Side A runout variant 2
CAP JACK 1-25214-B-SH-2 (ALLIED logo, stamped) B-20371-SH2 SLM △8371-X 1-3Side B runout variant 2
92-52141-A JW (CR)Side A runout
92-52141-B JW (CR)Side B runout
R/S Alsdorf 925214-1 A 1-22214-A SH-1 α Β-20370-SH1 Future Disc SLM Δ8371 1-3 GR [BE M DK scratched out]Runout side A
R/S Alsdorf 925214-1 B 1-22214-Β-SH1 α Β-20371-SH1 SLM Δ8371-Χ 1-3Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Qwest Records 92-52141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Qwest Records W1 25214LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | Europe | QWest Records 925 214-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Qwest Records 925089-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Qwest Records 9 25214-1 / Qwest Records 1-25214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Qwest Records W1 25214 / Qwest Records W1-25214LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | US | Qwest Records 1-25214 / Qwest Records 9 25214-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Qwest Records 9 25214-1 / Qwest Records 1-25214LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13075LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13075LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of All I Need are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Canada, Europe, Germany. One of them is Qwest Records 9 25214-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25214-1, 1-25214, 92-52141, 925 214-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25214-A-SR2 FUTURE DISC 1-1 and SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops). 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.
