Vinyl pressings
by Lou Gramm · 1989
Long Hard Look was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 7 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 756 781915-1-ARunout side A, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 756 781915-1-BRunout side B, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 756 781915-1-A H 5Runout side A, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 756 781915-1-B H 5Runout side B, variant 2
ST-A-887159-D-DMM SP1-1 PrecisionVariant 1: A-Side etch
ST-A-887160C DMM SP1-1 PrecisionVariant 1: B-Side etch
R-100719-A-1 1-1Side 1
R-100719-B-1 1-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia & New Zealand | Atlantic 81715-1 / Atlantic MX3044380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Atlantic 78 19151 / Atlantic R-100719First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Ecuador | Atlantic 73082First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Atlantic 781 915-1 / Atlantic WX 228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9889First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Atlantic 781 915-1 / Atlantic WX 228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Atlantic 7 81915-1 / Atlantic 81915-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Atlantic A1-81915LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Mexico | Atlantic LPNA-6934LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Venezuela | Atlantic 25.033LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Long Hard Look are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, US, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 781 915-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 781 915-1, 7 81915-1, 81715-1, 78 19151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 756 781915-1-A and R / S Alsdorf 756 781915-1-B. 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.
