Vinyl pressings
by Kim Carnes · 1981
Mistaken Identity was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
62 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 36 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-1-17052 Z4#1 TML-X T 10224 0Runout A variant 1
SO-2-17052-Z3#3 TML-S 0Runout B variant 1
SO-1-17052 Z3#1 TML S T 10224 0Runout A variant 2
SO-2-17052-Z3#3 TML-S 0Runout B variant 2
SO-1-17052-Z5 #2 T-10224 · ─◁ TML-MRunout side A, variant 1
SO-2-17052-Z6 #2 · ─◁ TML-SRunout side B, variant 1
SO-1-17052-Z5 TML-M T 10224 #5 · ─◁Runout side A, variant 2
SO-2-17052-Z5 #3 TML-M · ─◁Runout side B, variant 2
SO-1-17052-Z15 * TML-M
SO-1-17052 Z13 TML-M + SLM ++ △622 [Allied 'ɑ' logo]B-15637(over a 3)Runout A-side
SO-2-17052-Z7 TML-S + SLM + △622-X [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-15638Runout B-side
SO-1-17052 -Z16 TML-X ɑ B-15637-Z16Side A Runout, etched / "ɑ" stamped
SO-2-17052 -Z14 TML-X ɑ B-15638-Z14Side B Runout, etched / "ɑ" stamped
SO-1-17052-Z16 TML-X ɑ B-15637-Z16Side A Runout, etched / "ɑ" stamped Variant 2
SO-2-17052-Z7 TML-6 † SLM ꔰꔰꔰꔰ △ 622-X ɑ B-15638Side B Runout, etched / "ɑ" stamped Variant 2
SO-1-17052 Z3 #1 TML-S T 10224 0Runout A variant 1, etched / TML-S 0 stamped
SO-2-17052-Z3 #2 TML-S 0Runout B variant 1, etched / TML-S 0 stamped
SO-1-17052 Z3 #3 TML-S T 10224 0Runout A variant 2, etched / TML-S 0 stamped
SO-2-17052-Z3 #3 TML-S 0Runout B variant 2, etched / TML-S 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | EMI America 8949First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Argentina | EMI America 8949First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | EMI America EMAM.16 / EMI America EMAM-16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Barbados | EMI America SO-17052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | EMI America 31C 064 400008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | EMI America SO-17052First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | EMI America SO-517052 / EMI America SO 517052LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Canada | EMI America SO-17052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Chile | Capitol Records 25247 / Capitol Records 32C 064-400008First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Colombia | EMI 11853First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ecuador | EMI America 309-0051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | EMI America 062 40 0008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | EMI America 1C 038-15 7621 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | EMI America 1A 062-400 008 / EMI America 1 A 064-400008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | EMI America 1A 062-400 008 / EMI America 1A 062-400008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | EMI America 31C 064 400008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | EMI America 54 4000081LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 41 3146 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
79 vinyl pressings of Mistaken Identity are listed here, from 37 countries, released between 1981 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is EMI America SO-17052.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SO-17052, AML 3018, 8949, EMAM.16) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SO-1-17052 Z4#1 TML-X T 10224 0 and SO-2-17052-Z3#3 TML-S 0. 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.
