Vinyl pressings
by Joe Jackson · 1988
Live 1980/86 was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
835 707 - 1 S 1 1110 320 V3 2Runout side A, variant 1
835 707 - 1 S 2 129 320 V3 3Runout side B, variant 1
835 708 - 1 S 1 1112 320 V3 3Runout side C, variant 1
835 708 - 1 S 2 1112 320 V3 3Runout side D, variant 1
AMA 6706 A-1U-1-1 DB Tape OneSide A runout
AMA 6706 B-1U-1-[illegible] DB Tape OneSide B runout
AMA 6706 C-1U-1-2 DB Tape OneSide C runout
AMA 6706 D-1U-1-2 DB Tape OneSide D runout
SP-06706-A-ES1 MASTERDISK EMWSide A runout, etched (Masterdisk stamped) [Variant 1]
SP-06706-B-ES2 MASTERDISK EMWSide B runout, etched (Masterdisk stamped) [Variant 1]
SP-06706-C-ES1 MASTERDISK EMWSide C runout, etched (Masterdisk stamped) [Variant 1]
SP-06706-D-ES2 MASTERDISK EMWSide D runout, etched (Masterdisk stamped) [Variant 1]
DMX-70059 W2ASide 1 etched
DMX-70060 W2CSide 2 etched
DMX-70061 W2BSide 3 etched
DMX-70062 W2BSide 4 etched
SP-06706-ARunout side A
SP-06706-B TLC-GWRunout side B
SP-06706-C ② CRRunout side C
SP-06706-D ③Runout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia & New Zealand | A&M Records L 45975/6First yearLP | LP |
| 1988 | Canada | A&M Records SP 06706 / A&M Records SP 6706First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | A&M Records 396706-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | A&M Records 396706-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | A&M Records C38Y3232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | A&M Records C38Y3232First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLH 66706First yearLP | LP |
| 1988 | Spain | A&M Records 396706-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | A&M Records AMA 6706First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | A&M Records SP 6706First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | A&M Records R 263838LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | A&M Records SP 6706LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | AFRTS RL 24-8 / United States Department Of Defense RL 24-8LP, Transcription | LP, Transcription |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 320005 / A&M Records SP 6706First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia & New Zealand | A&M Records L-38939First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2034LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Live 1980/86 are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1988 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, UK, US, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is A&M Records 396706-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 396706-1, AMA 6706, SP 6706, L-38939) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 835 707 - 1 S 1 1110 320 V3 2 and 835 707 - 1 S 2 129 320 V3 3. 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.
