Vinyl pressings
by Keel · 1985
The Right To Rock was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 10 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.
GM-06-5041-A-RCA1 [Artisan Logo] A1CSide A Runout variant 1
GM-06-5041-B-RCA-1 [Artisan Logo] A1ASide B Runout variant 1
GM-06-5041-A-RCA1 [Artisan Logo] I A2DSide A Runout variant 2
GM-06-5041-B-RCA-1 [Artisan Logo] I A1JSide B Runout variant 2
GM-06-5041-A-ES-1 [Artisan Logo] EmwSide A Runout, Variant 1
GM-06-5041-B-ES-1 [Artisan Logo] EmwSide B Runout, Variant 1
GM-06-5041-A-ES-1 [Artisan Logo] GF EmwSide A Runout, Variation 2
GM-06-5041-B-ES-1 [Artisan Logo] EmwSide B Runout, Variation 2
VERL 26 A//1▽420 T | | 4 DB. TAPE ONERunout, Side A
VERL 26 B//1▽420 T | | 5 DB. TAPE ONERunout, Side B
824 549-1AHand Etched Side A
824 549-1BHand Etched Side B
MASTERED ON COPPERStamped Both Sides
824 549-1AHand Etched Side A
824 549-1BHand Etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Vertigo 824 549-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | Vertigo 824 549-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Vertigo 824 549-1 / BB Records 824 549-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Gold Mountain GM-6-5041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Vertigo 824 549-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Vertigo 824 549-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | Vertigo 824 549-1 / Vertigo 824 549 -1QFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | Vertigo 824 549-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Vertigo VERL 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records GM6-5041 / Gold Mountain GM6-5041First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | US | Gold Mountain, Ltd. GM6-5041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records GM-5041LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1985 | Japan | Gold Mountain VIL-6154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Gold Mountain VIL-6154First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of The Right To Rock are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records GM6-5041.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GM6-5041, VERL 26, VIL-6154, 824 549-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GM-06-5041-A-RCA1 [Artisan Logo] A1C and GM-06-5041-B-RCA-1 [Artisan Logo] A1A. 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.
