Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Loggins · 1979
Keep The Fire was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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-167123-1F-CSM [Critera] MF SSSide A, Scribed [Stamped]
ZSS-167124-1F-CSM [Critera] MF SSSide B, Scribed [Stamped]
ZSS 167123Side A, Label
ZSS 167124Side B, Label
ZSS-167123-1F-CP MFRunout Side A, Etched
ZSS-167124-1F-CP MFRunout Side B, Etched
[Critera]Both Sides, Stamped
ZSS 167123Side A, Label
T ZSS-167123-1D- ̶C̶T̶ Critera MF TIIRunout Side A, Etched
TI ZSS-167124-1D- ̶C̶T̶ MFRunout Side B, Etched
ZSS 167123Side A, Label
ZSS 167124Side B, Label
ZSS-167123-1A-2HZ: DM-3Runout Side A etched
ZSS-167124-1A-2HZ: DM-6Runout Side B etched
ZSS-167123A-side label
ZSS-167124B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 1-11215First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Peru | CBS CSR 1113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11215First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11215First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11215First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 1-11215First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS BA 2226257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | CBS BA 2226257", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 81337", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS SSC 50757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | CBS S CBS 81337", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Keep The Fire are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, Peru. One of them is Columbia 1-11215.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-11215, CSR 1113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-167123-1F-CSM [Critera] MF SS and ZSS-167124-1F-CSM [Critera] MF SS. 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.
