Vinyl pressings
by Journey · 1986
I'll Be Alright Without You was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ZSS-175546-1B MASTERDISK P (AP)Run-out Side A
ZSS-175547-1A MASTERDISK P (AP)Run-out Side B
ZSS 175546Label Side A
ZSS 175547Label Side B
ZSS-175546-1F G1 MASTERDISK A1Side A Runout etched, "MASTERDISK" stamped
ZSS-175547-1C D G1 MASTERDISK A1Side B Runout etched, "MASTERDISK" stamped
P(AP) ZSS-175546-1B [MASTERDISK] A5Side A Runout etched, [stamped]
ZSS-175547-1D G1 [MASTERDISK] A5Side B Runout etched, [stamped]
ZSS-175546-1B MASTERDISK P (AP)Runout side A
ZSS-175582-1B MASTERDISK P (AP)Runout side B
ZSS 175546Label side A
ZSS 175582Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 999First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Columbia CAS 2476First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Columbia 38-06301First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Columbia 38-06301First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1986 | US | Columbia 38-06301First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia 38 063017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Costa Rica | CBS 70132117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 9997", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Australia | CBS 650521 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 650521 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of I'll Be Alright Without You are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Japan. One of them is Columbia 38-06301, released November 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-06301, CAS 2476, 07SP 999) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-175546-1B MASTERDISK P (AP) and ZSS-175547-1A MASTERDISK P (AP). 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.
