Vinyl pressings
by Meat Loaf · 1986
Blind Before I Stop 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.
13 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 9 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.
DMM 207741 A - 3/8 - 86 IIRunout A side, variant 1
DMM 207741 B - 3/8 - 86Runout B side, variant 1
DMM 207741 A - 4/8 - 86Runout A side, variant 2
DMM 207741 B - 3/8 - 86 IIRunout B side, variant 2
DMM 207741 A - 3/8 - 86 ⅡRunout stamped A side
DMM 207741 B - 3/8 - 86Runout stamped B side
S 207 741 ALabel Side A
S 207 741 BLabel Side B
STA - 866155 - ADMM SP 1-1Runout Side A
STA - 866156 - ADMM SP 1-3Runout Side B
25918-A DMM STA - 866155 - A DMM SP 1-3 SPAR 0- △ 14860Runout Side A
STA- 866156- A DMM SP1-4 B-25919 - A - DMM △ 14860-X 0- SPARRunout Side B
ST-A-866155-ARLabel Side A
ST-A-866156-ARLabel Side B
SFL1 0150A 207741A CDDeadwax, Side A, Etched
SFL1 0150B 207741B CDDeadwax, Side B, Etched
207 741 ALabel, Side A
207 741 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 16981First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Arista 207 741 / Arista 207 741-8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Arista SFL1 0150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Arista 13 686 1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Germany | Arista 207741LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Greece | Arista VG 60048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Arista VG 60048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Israel | Arista BAN 207741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Arista 207 741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Arista 207 741First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Portugal | Arista 207 741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | South Africa | Arista ASTC 187First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81698-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81698-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic A1-81698LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С60 27505 004LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия C60 27505 004LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP 2763LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP 2763LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Latvia | RiTonis C60 27505 004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C60 27505 004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of Blind Before I Stop are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1986 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Arista 207 741.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 207 741, SFL1 0150, 81698-1, 78 16981) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DMM 207741 A - 3/8 - 86 II and DMM 207741 B - 3/8 - 86. 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.
