Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1986
For Sentimental Reasons was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 8 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.
R/S Alsdorf 960474-1-A 21 D̶ UKRunout Side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 960474-1-B 22Runout Side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 960474-1-A 26 I̶R̶ P̶ U̶K̶ 1̶Runout Side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 960474-1-B UK 3+Runout Side B, variant 2
ST-EA-60474A-1 1-3 TML-X [SRC logo]Runout A, variant 1
ST-EA-60474B-2 1-1 TML-M [SRC logo]Runout B, variant 1
STEA60474A-4 1-1 [SRC logo]Runout A, variant 2
ST-EA-60474B-1 1-1 TML-X [SRC logo]Runout B, variant 2
ST-EA-60474A-1 1-2 SPAR △13668 B-24752 0- TML-X [SRC logo]Runout A, etched [exc. TML-X SRC, stamped]
ST-EA-60474B-1 1-2 SPAR B-24753 △13668-X TML-X 0-SMI-1 [SRC logo]Runout B, etched [exc. TML-X SRC, stamped]
ST-EA-60474A - 2 1-1 TML-M [SRC logo]Side A etched (except for stamped TML-M and Specialty logo)
ST-EA-60474-B - 2 1-1 TML-M [SRC logo]Side B etched (except for stamped TML-M and Specialty logo)
Δ MX212295 60474-1 S1Side A Runout
Δ MX212296 60474-1 S2Side B Runout
MX212295Side A Label
MX212296Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Asylum Records 60474-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Asylum Records 96-04741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Asylum Records E1 60474LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | Asylum Records 960 474-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Mexico | Elektra LWE-6546 / Asylum Records LWE-6546First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Philippines | Asylum Records 960 474-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | Asylum Records 1590991First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Asylum Records 60474-1-ELP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | US | Asylum Records 9 60474-1-EFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Asylum Records 60474-1-EFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Asylum Records 9 E1 60474 / Asylum Records 60174-1-ELP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1986 | US | Asylum Records 9 60474-1-E / Asylum Records 60474-1-EFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Asylum Records P-13380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Asylum Records P-13380First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | South Korea | Oasis Record Co. OLW-444LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of For Sentimental Reasons are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Asylum Records 960 474-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 960 474-1, 9 60474-1-E, 60474-1-E, P-13380) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 960474-1-A 21 D̶ UK and R/S Alsdorf 960474-1-B 22. 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.
