Vinyl pressings
by Kim Carnes · 1985
Barking At Airplanes 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.
24 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 21 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.
SO-1-17159-Z2#1 SLM △9530 1- 0 STERLINGSide A - etched, exc. STERLING, variant 1
SO-2-17159-Z2#3 SLM △9530-X 1- 0 STERLINGSide B - etched, exc. STERLING, variant 1
SO-1-17159-Z1#1 SLM △9530 1- 1 STERLING OSide A - etched, exc. STERLING, variant 2
SO-2-17159-Z2#3 SLM △9530-X 1-3 STERLINGSide B - etched, exc. STERLING, variant 2
SO-1-17159-Z2#1 SLM △ 9530 1- 0Side A - etched
SO-2-17159-Z2#3 SLM △ 9530-X 1- 0Side B - etched
STERLINGStamped both sides
2403381-A1-A stamped
2403381-B1-DB stamped
SO 17159 ASide A runout
SO 17159 BSide B runout
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 | Argentina | EMI America 8304First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI America ST.240338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | EMI America 31C 064 240338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | EMI America SO-17159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | EMI America SO-517159LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | France | EMI America 2403381 / RAK 2403381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | EMI America 2403381 / RAK 2403381LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | France | EMI America 2403381 / RAK 2403381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | India | His Master's Voice SO. 17159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | India | EMI America SO. 17159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Israel | Capitol Records SO-17159First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Italy | EMI America 64 2403381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Mexico | EMI America SLEM-1293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | New Zealand | EMI America ST-17159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Philippines | EMI America SO-17159 / EMI America LP-SO-17159First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Barking At Airplanes are listed here, from 21 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Netherlands, Greece, Japan and more. One of them is EMI America SO-17159.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SO-17159, ST 17159, 1A 064-24 0338 1, 062-2403381) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SO-1-17159-Z2#1 SLM △9530 1- 0 STERLING and SO-2-17159-Z2#3 SLM △9530-X 1- 0 STERLING. 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.
