Vinyl pressings
by Max Webster · 1979
A Million Vacations was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ANR-1-1018-A MASTERDISK RL ◎Side A runout, variant 1
ANR-1-1018-B ③ ◎Side B runout, variant 1
ANR-1-1018-A RE 2 MASTERDISK RL ◎Side A runout, variant 2
ANR-1-1018-B RE 2 ◎Side B runout, variant 2
ANR 1-1018-A IAZHZ DM-3Side A
ANR-1-1018-B IAZHZ DM-4Side B
ANR-1-1018-A MASTERDISK RL ◎Side A runout
ANR-1-1018-B ◎Side B runout
ANR 1-1018-A IAZHZ DM-3Side A runout
ANR-1-1018-B IAZHZ DM-1Side B runout
E ST1 11937 - 3Stamped Side A
E ST2 11937 - 3Stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Anthem ANR-1-1018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Anthem ANR-1-1018 / Anthem E-ST 11937First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Anthem ANR-1-1018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Anthem ANR-1-1018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Capitol Records 2S068 85847First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 847 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-85 847First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 11937First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK & Ireland | Capitol Records E-ST 11937First yearLP, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Capitol Records ST-11937First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Capitol Records ST-11937First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Capitol Records ST-11937First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada | Ole Media Management LP OLE49LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Anthem ANR-1618LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Anthem ANR 1-618 / Anthem ANR-1-618LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Anthem ANR-1-1018LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Anthem ANR 1618LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of A Million Vacations are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Canada, UK, US, France and more. One of them is Anthem ANR-1-1018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ANR-1-1018, E-ST 11937, ST-11937, 2S068 85847) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ANR-1-1018-A MASTERDISK RL ◎ and ANR-1-1018-B ③ ◎. 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.
