Vinyl pressings
by Lita Ford · 1988
Lita was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. 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 1988, the album's first year, in 13 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.
DM C-1070 A-1/1-88 C IVRunout side A, variant 1
DM C-1070 B-1/1-88 C IIRunout side B, variant 1
DM C-1070 A-1/1-88 CRunout side A, variant 2
DM C-1070 B-1/1-88 CRunout side B, variant 2
6397-1-R-A SPO-1 EDP Sterling MISF2SM5Runout Etching Side A, Variant 1
6397-1-R-B DMM-2 SPO-1 EDP Sterling MISF1SM1Runout Etching Side B, Variant 1
IMP#2 6397-1-R-A-45 EDP MISF2 SM4 STERLINGRunout Etching Side A, Variant 2
6397-1-R-B-35 EDP MISF1 SM 3 STERLINGRunout Etching Side B, Variant 2
6397-1-R-A-1-S EDP Sterling MISF2SM1Side A - Etched Variant 1
6397-1-R-B-2S Sterling EDP MISF1SM2Side B - Etched Variant 1
6397-1-R-A-2-S EDP Sterling MISF2SM2Side A - Etched Variant 2
6397-1-R-B-2S Sterling EDP MISF1SM2Side B - Etched Variant 2
ᛚ . 6397-1-R-A-3SB EDP Sterling MISF-SM3Runout side A
ᛚ . 6397-1-R-B-3S Sterling EDP MISFISM 3Runout side B
6397 I-R-A APL1 6040ASide 1
APL1 B-2Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | RCA TLP-90118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Argentina | RCA TLP-90118First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Brazil | RCA Victor 140.4009 / RCA 140.4009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | RCA Victor 6397-1-R / Dreamland Records 6397-1-RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | RCA RCA 70082 / RCA Victor RCLP 70082First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | RCA PL 86397 / Dreamland Records PL 86397First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | RCA PL 86397First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | RCA RPL-8399First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | RCA RPL-8399 / Dreamland Records RPL-8399First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Mexico | RCA Victor LAE-786First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Philippines | RCA 31125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | RCA 6397-1-RLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1988 | South Korea | Seoul Records SRPR-152 / RCA 6397-1-RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-86397First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | RCA PL 86397 / Dreamland Records PL 86397First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK & Europe | Steamhammer SPV 260961 LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK & Europe | RCA PL 86397 / RCA PL86397LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Lita are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1988 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK & Europe, US, Australasia, Argentina and more. One of them is RCA PL 86397.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 86397, 6397-1-R, APL1 6040, TLP-90118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM C-1070 A-1/1-88 C IV and DM C-1070 B-1/1-88 C II. 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.
