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.
5 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 2 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.
A9637T - A MT. DAMONT MWA side, variant 1
A9637T - B. MT. DAMONTB side, variant 1
A9637T - A MT. DAMONT MW 2A side, variant 2
A9637T - B. 1 DAMONT MT. BB side, variant 2
ST-A-46337 - 1 (SP) STERLINGA Runout
ST-A-46053 - 1 STERLING (SP)B Runout
ST-A-46337 SPA Label
ST-A-46053 SPB Label
A-46337-1
ST-A-46337-1
A-46337-AR
ST-A-46337-AR
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 | UK | Atlantic A 9637 TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Atlantic A 9637First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | UK | Atlantic SAM 20812", Single Sided, Test Pressing, 45 RPM · Test pressing | 12", Single Sided, Test Pressing, 45 RPM · Test pressing |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 7-89663First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 7-89663First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 7-89663First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Atlantic DMD-963712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Unknown | Atlantic DMD-963712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | UK | Love Vinyl LV70027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 2018 | UK | Love Vinyl LV70027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Intimate Connection are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1984 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US. One of them is Atlantic A 9637 T.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A 9637 T, A 9637, 7-89663) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A9637T - A MT. DAMONT MW and A9637T - B. MT. DAMONT. 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.
