Vinyl pressings
by Journey · 1981
Open Arms was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, the album's first year, in 8 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-169925-IE MASTERDISK-BK ARunout side A
ZSS-169926-IE MASTERDISK-BK P ARunout side B
ZSS 169925Label side A
ZSS 169926Label side B
T1 ZSS-169925-ID MASTERDISK-BKRun-out side A
T1 ZSS-169926-IC MASTERDISK-BKRun-out side B
ZSS 169925Label side A
ZSS 169926Label side B
Z55-169925-B MASTERDISK-BKA-Side Runout
Z55-169925-B MASTERDISK-BKB-Side Runout
ZSS 169925A-Side Label
ZSS 169926B-Side Label
ZSS-169925-1C MASTERDISK BK T1Runout side A
ZSS-169925-1D MASTERDISK BK T1Runout side B
ZSS 169925Label both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | CBS BA 222917First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Columbia 18-02687First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Costa Rica | CBS 7012553First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222 917First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Philippines | CBS/Sony S-1396 / CBS/Sony TC 37408First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS A-2057First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | CBS A 2057 / CBS CBS A2057First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | CBS A 2057 / CBS CBS A2057First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02687First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02687First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02687First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02687First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBSA 2057 / CBS A-20577", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 5977", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 5977", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Open Arms are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 18-02687, released December 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 18-02687, A 2057, BA 222917, 7012553) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-169925-IE MASTERDISK-BK A and ZSS-169926-IE MASTERDISK-BK P A. 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.
