Vinyl pressings
by Kansas · 1983
Fight Fire With Fire was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 6 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.
G1 AD-ZS-404057-3 [MASTERDISK] HWRunout side A, etched [stamped]
G1 AC-ZS-404057-4Runout side B, etched [stamped]
AA-AF ZS4 04057-3Label side A
AA-AF ZS4 04057-4Label side B
P AB-ZS4 04057-3 MASTERDISK HWRunout side A
P AA-ZS4 04057-4Runout side B
AA-AF ZS4 04057-3Label side A
AA-AF ZS4 04057-4Label side B
P AA-ZS4 404057-3 MASTERDISKSide A runout
P AA-ZS4 404057-3 MASTERDISKSide B runout
TA 3696 A1Runout side A, etched
TA 3696 B1Runout side B, etched
VRunout side A/B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ES 892First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | Kirshner ZS404057First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic A-3696 / Epic EPCA 3696First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5519First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Epic TA 3696First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A 3696First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPCA 3696First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | CBS Associated Records ZS4 04057First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1983 | US | CBS Associated Records ZS4 04057First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | CBS Associated Records ZS4 04057First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | CBS Associated Records ZS4 04057First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Fight Fire With Fire are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is CBS Associated Records ZS4 04057.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS4 04057, TA 3696, A 3696, EPCA 3696) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G1 AD-ZS-404057-3 [MASTERDISK] HW and G1 AC-ZS-404057-4. 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.
