Vinyl pressings
by Kansas · 1980
Audio-Visions was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 19 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.
1S AL-36588-1F STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
P̶ ̶B̶L̶ ̶3̶6̶9̶8̶8̶ ̶2̶A̶ PBL-36588-2A 1S COLUMBIA NYRunout side B, variant 1
I S AL-36588-1F f 8 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
P̶ ̶B̶L̶ ̶3̶6̶9̶8̶8̶ ̶2̶A̶ PBL-36588-2A SI COLUMBIA NY A 11Runout side B, variant 2
○ TI AL-36588-1K sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ CSide A runout, variant 1
TI BL-36588-1H sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ƃSide B runout, variant 1
○ TI AL-36588-1K sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ A 21Side A runout, variant 2
○ TI BL-36588-1H sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ A 7Side B runout, variant 2
AL-36588-1B I STERLING B PSide A runout - variant 1
BL-36588-1A I C STERLING PSide B runout - variant 1
AL-36588-1A I STERLING PSide A runout - variant 2
BL-36588-1A I STERLING PSide B runout - variant 2
P AL-36588-1A STERLINGA side runout
P BL-36588-1A STERLINGB side runout
P AL-36588-1A STERLINGA side runout Variant 1
P BL-36588-1B STERLINGB side runout Variant 1
I S AL-36588-1F C 11 STERLINGRunout side A
I S BL-36588-1F C 8 STERLINGRunout side B
AL 36588Label side A
BL 36588Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Epic 47239 / Epic 47.239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Bolivia | CBS 20274 / Discos CBS 20274First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Colombia | Epic 19291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Costa Rica | Epic 33196First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Europe | Kirshner KIR 84500 / Kirshner 84500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP1931First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Israel | Epic CBS 84500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Kirshner EPC 84500 / Epic EPC 84500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony LP-1440-EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Kirshner 25AP 1931First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1931First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Kirshner ELPS 4093 / Epic ELPS 4093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Kirshner ASF 2566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Friday Music FRM-36588 / Kirshner FRM-36588LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2361 / Kirshner MOVLP2361LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| 2021 | US | Friday Music 88875015161 / Kirshner 88875015161LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Kirshner FZ 36588LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of Audio-Visions are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1980 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Kirshner FZ 36588.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FZ 36588, 7464-36588-1, S KIR 84500, XFZ 36588) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S AL-36588-1F STERLING and P̶ ̶B̶L̶ ̶3̶6̶9̶8̶8̶ ̶2̶A̶ PBL-36588-2A 1S COLUMBIA NY. 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.
