Vinyl pressings
by Kleeer · 1984
Intimate Connection was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ST-A-845387-A 4 STERLING SRCSide A runout
ST-A-845388-B 5 STERLING SRCSide B runout
ST-A-845387-SPSide A label
ST-A-845388-SPSide B label
STA-845387-A B-19021-A △6169 0- STERLING 3 SPAR SRCA-side runout etching
1-3 STA-845388-2̶B SPAR SRC B-19022-B △6169-X STERLING 0-B-side runout etching
ST-A-845387-ARA-side label
ST-A-845388-ARB-side label
STA-845387-A R/S Alsdorf 780145-1 A STERLINGA side runout, stamped/etched
STA-845388-B R/S Alsdorf 780145-1 B UK STERLINGB side runout, stamped/etched
Alsdorf 780145-1 UK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Europe | Atlantic 780 145-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Atlantic 780 145-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Atlantic 780 145-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Philippines | Atlantic 80145-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Atlantic 780 145-1First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 80145-1 / Atlantic 7 80145-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 80145LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 80145-1 / Atlantic 7 80145-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Atlantic 780 145-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-1041 / Atlantic RGM-1041LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Intimate Connection are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1984 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic 80145-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80145-1, 780 145-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-845387-A 4 STERLING SRC and ST-A-845388-B 5 STERLING SRC. 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.
