Vinyl pressings
by Joe Jackson · 1987
Will Power was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 11 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.
SP0-3908-A" ES2 EMW MASTERDISKRunout A side, variant 1
SP0-3908-B" ES2 EMW MASTERDISKRunout B side, variant 1
SP0-3908-A-ES2 MASTERDISK EMWRunout A side, variant 2
SP0-3908-B-ES2 MASTERDISK EMWRunout B side, variant 2
(FXAP) SP3908A G1B G1 A4Variation 1 Side One Etched
(FXAP) SP3908B G1B G1 A4Variation 1 Side Two Etched
(FXAP) SP 3908 A-G1B G1 A5Variation 2 Side One Etched
(FXAP) SP 3908 B-G1A G1 A2Variation 2 Side Two Etched
AMA 3908 A11 A̶M̶A̶3̶1̶4̶2̶ A̶1̶ DB TAPEONESide A Runout, variant 1
AMA 5̶1̶4̶2̶ 3908 B// 1▽420 T 1 1 3 DB TAPEONESide B Runout, variant 1
AMA 3908 A11 A̶M̶A̶3̶1̶4̶2̶ A̶1̶ DB TAPEONESide A Runout, variant 2
AMA 5̶1̶4̶2̶ 3908 B// 1▽420 T 1 1 6 DB TAPEONESide B Runout, variant 2
SMX-68219Side A label
SMX-68220Side B label
SP 3908-A TLC-T [Cinram logo]Side A
SP 3908-B [Cinram logo]Side B
393 908-1 S 1 320A-side variant 1
393 908-1 S 2 320B-side variant 1
393 908-1 S 1 320 1GA-side variant 2
393 908-1 S 2 320 1AB-side variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | A&M Records L 38746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | A&M Records SP-503908LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Germany | A&M Records 393908-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | A&M Records 393908-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | A&M Records C28Y3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | A&M Records LPR 73034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 38746, SP-3908First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | Spain | A&M Records 393 908-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | A&M Records AMA 3908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | A&M Records SP-3908LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2420473 / A&M Records SP 3908First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | A&M Records SP-3908First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | A&M Records SP-3908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | A&M Records C28Y3090First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Will Power are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3908, released April 13, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3908, AMA 3908, L 38746, 393908-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP0-3908-A" ES2 EMW MASTERDISK and SP0-3908-B" ES2 EMW MASTERDISK. 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.
