Vinyl pressings
by Jermaine Jackson · 1984
Dynamite 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.
47 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 18 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.
AS1-9190SA FUTUREDISC PRRunout A, etched, variant 1
AS1-9190-SB PRRunout B, etched, variant 1
AS1-9190-SA FUTUREDISCRunout A, etched, variant 2
AS1-9190-SBRunout B, etched, variant 2
A1 AS1-9190-SA - 1 FUTURE DISCRunout, Side A, Etched, variation 1
A2 AS1-9191-SB -1 IRunout, Side B, Etched, variation 1
AS1-9190-SA - 2 FUTURE DISC [I A1]Runout side A, etched [stamped], variation 2
AS1-9191-SB -1 [I A1]Runout side B, etched [stamped], variation 2
AD1-9222-ASSide 1 label
AD1-9222-BSSide 2 label
AS1-9190-SA SH2 α R•13035•SH2 Future Disc SLM △7206 1-1A Side, runout, etched / α stamped
AS1-9190-SB SH2 α R-13036-SH2 Future Disc SLM △7206-X 1-1B Side, runout, etched / α stamped
AS 1-9190-SAA Side, label
AS 1-9190-SBB Side, label
AD1 9222 SA RCA2 I STERLING A1 RRunout A
AD1 9222 SB -2 I STERLING A1 IRunout B
AD 1-9222 SALabel A
AD 1-9222-SBLabel B
AS1-9190-SA FUTUREDISCRunout A
AS1-9190-SBRunout B
AS 1-9190-SALabel A
AS 1-9190-SBLabel 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 | Australia | Arista K-9457First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Arista AD1-9222First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Australia | Arista X 14100 / Arista X-14100First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | Canada | Arista ASX-1-9222First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Arista AS 1 9190First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Europe | Arista 106 708First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Arista 601 454First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Arista 106 708First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Arista 601 454First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Arista 601 454First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Greece | Arista 062-VG 3002-Z / Virgin 062-VG 3002-ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Ireland | Arista ARIST 616First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Mexico | Arista SL-7129First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Mexico | Arista S - 954 / Arista 106 546First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Mexico | Arista S-954First year7", Single | 7", Single |
51 vinyl pressings of Dynamite are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Arista AS 1-9190.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS 1-9190, AD1-9222, AS 1-9190-SA, JJK 122) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS1-9190SA FUTUREDISC PR and AS1-9190-SB PR. 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.
