Vinyl pressings
by Kim Wilde · 1987
Another Step (Closer To You) was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, 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.
KIMT 5 A//1▽420 RSide A variant 1
KIMT 5 B//1▽420 RSide B variant 1
KIMT 5 A//1▽420 R 1 1 1 1Side A variant 2
KIMT 5 B//1▽420 R 1 1 3Side B variant 2
KIM 5 A//2∇ 420 R ARUN ⑫ L 18446A-side runout
KIM 5 B//1∇ 420 R ⑫ L 18447B-side runout
KIM 5 ASide A label
KIM 5 BSide B label
KIM 5 A//2∇ 420 R ARUN [circled 12] L 18446A-side runout
KIM 5 B//1∇ 420 R [circled 12] L 18447B-side runout
KIM 5 A//2∇ 420 R ARUN [circled 12] L 18446A-side runout
KIM 5 B//1∇ 420 R [circled 12] L 18447B-side runout
KIM 5 A//5∇420 R 11 14Runout side A
KIM 5 B//1∇420 R 11 16Runout side B
KIM 5 A//5∇420 R 1 1A-side runout
KIM 5 B//1∇420 R A 1B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | MCA Records 0-13957First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Australia | MCA Records 7-13956First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-53192First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 258 398-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 258 397-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | France | MCA Records 258 398-7 / MCA Records 258398-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Ireland | MCA Records KIM 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Italy | MCA Records 25 8398-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Portugal | MCA Records 1591577 / MCA Records 258398-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records KIM 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records WKIMT 5dlFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records KIM 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records KIM 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records KIM 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records 53192First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Another Step (Closer To You) are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records KIMT 5, released March 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KIMT 5, KIM 5, WKIMT 5dl, MCA-53192) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KIMT 5 A//1▽420 R and KIMT 5 B//1▽420 R. 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.
