Vinyl pressings
by Laura Branigan · 1985
Hold Me 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.
29 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 23 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-855719-SPSide A Runout Etched, Variant 1
ST-A-855720-SPSide B Runout Etched, Variant 1
STA-855719-C ❀ 1-ISMI-2 ▷◁ (SRC logo stamped)Side A Runout Etched, Variant 2
ST-A-855720-E ❀ I I (SRC logo stamped)Side B Runout Etched, Variant 2
STA-855719-D ❀ 10SP-AR △187 0- (SRC logo)Side A Runout (all etched, except SRC logo - stamped)
ST-A-855720-F ❀ 1-1SM1 1 SPAR B21614-F △ 10187-X 0- (SRC logo)Side B Runout (all etched, except SRC logo - stamped)
STA-855719-D ❀ SP-AR B-21613-D △10187 0- (SRC logo)Variant 1 Side A Runout (all etched, except SRC logo - stamped)
ST-A-855720-E ❀ 1 2 SP-AR B21614-E △ 10187-X 0- (SRC logo)Variant 1 Side B Runout (all etched, except SRC logo - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | Atlantic 83938First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | Atlantic 81265-1First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1985 | Brazil | Atlantic 604.7145 / Atlantic 756781265-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic 78 12651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic 78 12651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic 78 12651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Colombia | Atlantic 6075First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Ecuador | Atlantic LP-73053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Atlantic 781 265-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Atlantic 781 265-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | Atlantic 781 265-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | Atlantic 781 265-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Guatemala | Atlantic 81265First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Israel | Atlantic BAN 781265-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | Atlantic 78 1265-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 604.7145LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Hold Me are listed here, from 23 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Japan, South Korea, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic 81265-1, released July 15, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81265-1, P-13148, OLW-364, 83938) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-855719-SP and ST-A-855720-SP. 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.
