Vinyl pressings
by Meat Loaf · 1986
Getting Away With Murder 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.
17 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
ARIST+10+683+A SRT BILBO TAPEONERunout side A, etched
ARIST+10+683+B SRTRunout side B, etched
Arist 10683 ALabel side A
Arist 10683 BLabel side B
ARIST-683-A1 3 <Runout etched side A
ARIST-683-B1 2 <Runout etched side B
ARIST 683 ALabel side A
ARIST 683 BLabel side B
ARIST-683 P-A2 MTRunout side A
683 P-B1 MTRunout side B
ARIST 12.683-A2 ⋀Side A runout
ARIST 12 683-B1 ⋀Side B runout
ARIST 12683 ASide A label
ARIST 12683 BSide B label
ST-A-50643-ARLabel side A
ST-A-50671-ARLabel 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 | Australia | Arista TDS 364First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Arista 104633First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Europe | Arista 108 707First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Arista 608 707First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | South Africa | Arista AAJ 126First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Arista ARIST 10683First year10", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition | 10", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition |
| 1986 | UK | Arista ARIST 683First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Arista ARIST 683PFirst year7", Shape, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | 7", Shape, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1986 | UK | Arista ARIST 683 DJ / Arista ARIST 683First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | Arista ARIST 12683First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89340First year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89340First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic PR 966First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89340First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic PR 966First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Getting Away With Murder are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Arista ARIST 10683.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ARIST 10683, ARIST 683, ARIST 683P, ARIST 12683) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARIST+10+683+A SRT BILBO TAPEONE and ARIST+10+683+B SRT. 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.
