Vinyl pressings
by Lyres · 1988
A Promise Is A Promise 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.
7 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AHS 10075 A STERLINGSide A runout
AHS 10075 B STERLINGSide B runout
ASLP 10025-1Side A label
ASLP 10025-2Side B label
AHS 10025ASide A runout, hand-etched
AHS 10025BSide B runout, hand-etched
STERLINGSides A & B runout, stamped
SR-011X-ARunout side A
SR-011X-BRunout side B
Star Bonus ARunout side C
STAR BONUS BRunout side D
YPARTX 93065 1 Ꚍ ROSE153 IA M6 359339 2Runout side A
M6 359340 Ꚍ ROSE 153 IIB YPARTX 93066 1Runout side B
yPartx 93.065Label side A
yPartx 93.066Label side B
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 | Canada | Star Records SR011X / Star Records SR 011XFirst yearLP, Album, LP | LP, Album, LP |
| 1988 | France | New Rose Records ROSE 153 / Ace Of Hearts Records ROSE 153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Imposible Records IMPOSIBLE 008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Imposible Records IMPOSIBLE 008 / Imposible Records IMPOSIBLE - 008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Fundamental SAVE 59First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Fundamental SAVE 59LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | US | Ace Of Hearts Records AHS10025 / Ace Of Hearts Records AHS 10025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Ace Of Hearts Records AHS 10025 / Ace Of Hearts Records ASLP 10025-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Spain | Munster Records MR 327 / Ace Of Hearts Records MR 327LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | New Rose Records ROSE 153LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of A Promise Is A Promise are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1988 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Ace Of Hearts Records AHS10025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AHS10025, AHS 10025, SAVE 59, SR011X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AHS 10075 A STERLING and AHS 10075 B STERLING. 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.
