Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Loggins · 1982
High Adventure was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 14 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.
PAL 38127-1AVar. 1: Side A runout
PBL 38127-1AA PVar. 1: Side B runout
P PAL 38127-1B DVar. 2: Side A runout
P PBL 38127-1AVar. 2: Side B runout
T1 PAL 38127 - 1E [B] 8Side 1: Etched [Stamped]
T1 PBL 38127 - 1E [^] 3Side 2: Etched [Stamped]
T PAL 38127-1AB [A]3Side 1, variant 2: [Stamped]
T1 PBL 38127-1D [B]5Side 2, variant 2: [Stamped]
PAL 38127-1B̶A VRunout Side A
PBL 38127-1B VRunout Side B
AL 38127Label Side A
BL 38127Label Side B
G1 PAL 38127-1K A7A Side Etch, variant 1
G1 PBL 38127-1K C1B Side Etch, variant 1
G I PAL-38127-1M [~̶~̶ above NN] 4A Side Etch, variant 2
G I PBL-38127-1K B5B Side Etch, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | CBS SBP 237680First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | CBS SBP 237680First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | CBS SBP 237680First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138.552First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS 85932 / CBS CBS 85932First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Greece | CBS CBS 85932First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP2406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | CBS CBS 85932First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237680First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2798First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Korea | CBS/Sony 25AP 2406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 85932First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | CBS CBS 85932First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | CBS CBS 85932First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 466814 1 / CBS CBS 466814 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | South Korea | CBS/Sony 25AP 2406 / Jigu Records CPL-1253LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of High Adventure are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1982 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia TC 38127, released August 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC 38127, CBS 85932, SBP 237680, 138.552) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 38127-1A and PBL 38127-1AA P. 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.
