Vinyl pressings
by Madonna · 1986
Live To Tell 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.
70 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 23 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.
0-20461-A-SR-1A Side Runout Groove, Variant 1
0-20461-B-SR-1B Side Runout Groove, Variant 1
0-20461-A-SR-1 1-4A Side Runout Groove, Variant 2
0-20461-B-SR-1 1-1 SM1.1B Side Runout Groove, Variant 2
7-28717-A-SR-1 1-1 Future Disc ['SRC' logo]Runout side A, etched - variant 1
7-28717-B-SR-2 ['SRC' logo]Runout side B, etched - variant 1
7-28717-A-SR-1 1-1 Future Disc ['SRC' logo]Runout side A, etched - variant 2
7-28717-B-SR-1 1-1 ['SRC' logo]Runout side B, etched - variant 2
0-20461-A-SH1 B-23107-SH1 ∆12151 1-1 FUTURE DISCSide A runout etched
0-20461-B-SH1 B-23108-SH1 ∆12151-X 1-1 FUTURE DISCSide B runout etched
ɊSide A & B runout stamped
0-20461-A-SR-1 SRC 1-4 FUTURE DISCEtched side A exc SRC logo stamp
0-20461-B-SR-1 SRC 1-1 SM1-3 FUTURE DISCEtched side B exc SRC logo stamp
7-28717-A-SH2 (Allied Logo) R-15581-SH2 FUTUREDISC △12051 1-1Side A Etched
7-28717-B-SH2 (Allied Logo) R-15582-SH2 △12051-X 1-1Side B Etched
Allied Record Company LogoAll Runouts Stamped
7-28717-ALabel A
PRO-A1-2470-SH1 α B-23018-SH1 Δ 12052 FUTURE DISC 1-1Side A
PRO-A2-2470-SH1 α B-23019-SH1 Δ 12052-X FUTURE DISC 1-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 608.7003 / Warner Bros. Records 18.116First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 04610First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 87177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 87177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 87177First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 87177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 87177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 87177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 87177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-80117First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Europe | Sire 928 717-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Sire 920 461-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Sire 920 461-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Sire12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1986 | Greece | Sire 920461-0First year45 RPM, 12" | 45 RPM, 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Not On Label W 8717 T12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
73 vinyl pressings of Live To Tell are listed here, from 24 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, France, Australia and more. One of them is Sire 0-20461.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-20461, 9 28717-7, PRO-A-2470, 7-28717) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0-20461-A-SR-1 and 0-20461-B-SR-1. 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.
