Vinyl pressings
by John Barry · 1987
The Living Daylights 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.
22 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
R/S Alsdorf 925616-1-ARunout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925616-1-BRunout side B, Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925616-1-Axx 4 JKRunout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925616-1-Bxx U̶K̶ ̶ ̶U̶K̶ ̶ D JKRunout side B, Variant 2
[SRC logo] 1-25616-A-SR2Side A runout variant 1
[SRC logo] 1-25616-B-SR1Side B runout variant 1
[SRC logo] 1-25616-A-SR1Side A runout variant 2
[SRC logo] 1-25616-B-SR1Side B runout variant 2
1-25616-A-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28020-SH2 △17097 1-1Side 1 Runout Variant 1
1-25616-B-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28021-SH2 △17097-X 1-1Side 2 Runout Variant 1
1-25616-A-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28020-SH2 △17097 1-1Side 1 Runout Variant 2
1-25616-B-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28021 △17097-X 1-1Side 2 Runout Variant 2
25616-ARunout side A
25616-BRunout side B
△ MX213697 25616-1 S1Side 1
△ MX213698 25616-1 S2Side 2
670.0059-ALabel, side A
670.0059-BLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 80672First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 80672First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25616-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.0059 / Warner Bros. Records 36.242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 56161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1-25616 / Columbia House W1-25616LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 616-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | France | Warner Bros. Records WX 111 / Warner Bros. Records 925 616-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925616-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925616-1LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925616-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 5616-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13546First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-6640First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
24 vinyl pressings of The Living Daylights are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK & Europe, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WX 111.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WX 111, 25616-1, 80672, 670.0059) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 925616-1-A and R/S Alsdorf 925616-1-B. 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.
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