Vinyl pressings
by Laura Branigan · 1984
Self Control 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.
70 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 26 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.
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. ST-DM-46166-1 [flower]2 SRCA-Side Runout Etching
SRC MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. ST-DM-46167-1 [flower]2B-Side Runout Etching
ST-DM-46166-SPA-Side Label
ST-DM-46167-SPB-Side Label
I - I STA 46213-I ST-A-46167-t ❀² [SRC Logo] [MASTERED BY ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.]Runout, Side A, Etched, Except [Stamped], Variant 1
I ST-A-46164-I ❀² [SRC Logo] [MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.]Runout, Side B, Etched, Except [Stamped], Variant 1
I - 2 STA 46213-I AT GP [SRC Logo]Runout, Side A, Etched, Except [Stamped], Variant 2
I - I ST-A-46163-2 ❀² S̵T̵-̵A̵-̵4̵6̵1̵6̵7̵-̵2̵ [SRC Logo] [MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.]Runout, Side B, Etched, Except [Stamped], Variant 2
ST A-46164-1 ❀ 2 [SRC logo] MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side A runout
ST A-46213-1 ❀ 2 [SRC logo] MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side B runout
ST-A-46164-SPSide A label
ST-A-46213-SPSide B label
ST-A-46368-ARA Side label
ST-B-46213-ARB Side label
ST-A-46164-2 ❀ [SRC logo] MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFSide A etched
ST-A-46213-1-A - 46167 ❀ 2 [SRC logo] MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFSide B etched
ST-A-46368-1 ❀ TCP [SRC logo] MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIFSide A etched, variant 1
STA-46213-2 ̶S̶T̶-̶A̶-̶4̶6̶1̶6̶7̶-̶2̶ ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTH L.A., CALIF [SRC logo]Side B etched, variant 1
ST DM 46166-2 ❀¹A-Side Runout Etching
ST-DM-46164-1 ❀²B-Side Runout Etching
SRC MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout Stamp Each Side
ST-DM-46166-SPA-Side Label
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 | Australia | Atlantic 7-89676First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Australia | Atlantic 0-86954First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Bolivia | WEA WS-9098First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Brazil | Atlantic CS 10.179First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Atlantic 799 676-7First year7" | 7" |
| 1984 | Canada | Atlantic 78 69540First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Atlantic 78 96767First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Atlantic GS 45859First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Atlantic 78 96767First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Atlantic 78 96767First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Atlantic 0-86954First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Atlantic 786 954-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Germany | All Nite Music USA ANMUS00512", Test Pressing, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Laura Branigan)12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| ? | Australia | Atlantic 7-896767", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 1049 / Atlantic 7-896767", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | Atlantic A9676T12", White Label | 12", White Label |
75 vinyl pressings of Self Control are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1984 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 0-86954.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-86954, 7-89676, DMD 723, A 9676) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. ST-DM-46166-1 [flower]2 SRC and SRC MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. ST-DM-46167-1 [flower]2. 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.
