Vinyl pressings
by Jean-Luc Ponty · 1983
Individual Choice was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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.
1-2 0-1SM1-2 ST-A-835243-B [balloon stamp] B-18175-B Future Disc SLM △4549Side 1, Etched
1-2 0-1SM1-1 ST-A-835244-B [balloon stamp] SLM △4549-X [crossed out:] 1-2Side 2, Etched
ST-A-835243-SPSide 1, Label
STA-A-835244-SPSide 2, Label
ST-A-835243-B [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18175-B Future Disc SLM Δ4549 1-1Side 1, runout etched
ST-A-835244-B [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18176-B SLM Δ4549-X 1-1Side 2, runout etched
ST-A-835243-B [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18175-B Future Disc SLM Δ4549 1-2 0-1SM1-2Side 1, runout etched
ST-A-835244-B [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18176-B SLM Δ4549-X 1-2(crossed out) 0-1SM1-1Side 2, runout etched
o G | ST-A-83524❄3-1B o_2Side 1, Etched
P ST-A-835244-1A XG 3Side 2, Etched
ST-A-835243-SPSide 1, Label
ST-A-835244-SPSide 2, Label
P ST- A- 835243 - I A ISide A
P ST- A - 835244 - I A ISide B
ST-A-835243-SPSide 1, Label
ST-A-835244-SPSide 2, Label
78-00981-A JW QuRunout side A, etched
78-00981-B JW QuRunout side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Atlantic 78 00981First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Atlantic 78 00981First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Polydor 817 189-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 817 189-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Israel | Polydor 817 189-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Polydor 817189-1 / Polydor 817 189-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Polydor 817 189-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Atlantic 817189-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Polydor 817 189-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Polydor POLD 5138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 80098-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic A1 80098 / Atlantic 7 A1-80098LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7 80098-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7 A1-80098First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic A1-80098First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | MPS Records 0218243MSWLP, Album | LP, Album |
28 vinyl pressings of Individual Choice are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Atlantic 80098-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80098-1, 7 80098-1, 7 A1-80098, A1-80098) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-2 0-1SM1-2 ST-A-835243-B [balloon stamp] B-18175-B Future Disc SLM △4549 and 1-2 0-1SM1-1 ST-A-835244-B [balloon stamp] SLM △4549-X [crossed out:] 1-2. 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.
