Vinyl pressings
by Madonna · 1987
La Isla Bonita was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
68 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 22 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.
0-20633-A-SR-1 1-1 FUTUREDISC SPVariant 1 Side A Etched
0-20633-B-SR-1 1-2 SPVariant 1 Side B Etched
0-20633-A-SR-1 1-2 FUTUREDISC SPVariant 2 Side A Etched
0-20633-B-SR-1 1-1 SPVariant 2 Side B Etched
7-28425A-SR-3 Future DiscRunout side A, etched - variant 1
7-28425B-SR-3Runout side B, etched - variant 1
7-28425A-SR-1 Future Disc I - IRunout side A, etched - variant 2
7-28425B-SR-3 I - IRunout side B, etched - variant 2
0-20633-A-SR-I 1-2 FuTuRE DISC SPRunout Side A
0-20633-B SR-I 1-1 SPRunout Side B
0-20633-A-SH-1Side 1
0-20633-B-SH-1Side 2
0-20633-A-SH1 Q B-26881-SH1 Δ15921 1-2 Future DiscEtched Side A
0-20633-B SH1 Q B-26882-SH1 Δ15921-X 1-1Etched Side B
7-28425 A-SH-2 ɑ R-17501 - SH 2 FUTURE DISC △15911 1-1Runout side A etched
7-28425B-SH-2 ɑ R-17502 - SH2 △15911- X 1-1Runout side B etched
7-28425-ALabel side A
7-28425-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Sire 92 06330First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire 92 84257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire 92 06330First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire 92 84257First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire 92 06330First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire 92 06330First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1011)00002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Ecuador | WEA Latina MIX -91000-20 / Sire 0-20721First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Sire 920 633-0 / Sire W 8378 (TP)First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Sire 928 378-7 / Sire W8378First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 920633-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Greece | Sire 92063312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Guatemala | Sire 7-28425First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Ireland | Sire W8378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Italy | Sire 920633-0 / Sire 92 0633-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Unknown | Not On Label (Madonna)12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Sire12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
71 vinyl pressings of La Isla Bonita are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1987 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Sire 0-20633.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-20633, 9 28425-7, 7-28425, W8378T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0-20633-A-SR-1 1-1 FUTUREDISC SP and 0-20633-B-SR-1 1-2 SP. 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.
