Vinyl pressings
by Laid Back · 1985
Play It Straight 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.
18 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 15 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.
MDLP-6260-A2-CRunout side A, stamped - Variant 1
MDLP-6260-B1-CRunout side B, stamped - Variant 1
MDLP-6260-A3-CRunout side A, stamped - Variant 2
MDLP-6260-B1-CRunout side B, stamped - Variant 2
1∙ 25288 A∙ SR1 SRC kdisc PB 1-1A-Side Runout Etching [SRC kdisc Stamped]
1 25288 B SR4 SRC 1-2B-Side Runout Etching [SRC Stamped]
Q B-21280-SH1 1 25288 A ETLL kdisc PB SLM ∆9711 1-2A Runout
Q B-21281-SH1 1 25288 B SH1 kdisc PB SLM ∆9711-X 1-2B Runout
27263-A-Runout A
27263-B-Runout B
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 | Mercury 824948-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Mercury 824 948-1 / Mercury 824948-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Sire 92 52881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Sire 925 288-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1985 | Finland | Polarvox MdLP 6290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Polydor 827 006-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | Metronome 827 006-1 / Metronome 827 006-1 MEFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | Atlas Records ATL 8788First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Medley Records MDLP 6260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Netherlands | CNR 655.221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Scandinavia | Medley Records MDLP 6260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | South Africa | Jive Wire POLY 5668First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Sire 1-25288 / Sire 9 25288-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Sire 1-25288 / Sire 9 25288-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Venezuela | Mercury 90068-L / Mercury 90.068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Germany | 80 Latituderecords 80LTLP - 259 / Achtzigster Breitengrad Media 80LTLP - 259LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | WEA 240701-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | WEA 240701-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
23 vinyl pressings of Play It Straight are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1985 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Scandinavia, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Medley Records MDLP 6260.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MDLP 6260, 1-25288, P-13141, 824948-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MDLP-6260-A2-C and MDLP-6260-B1-C. 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.
