Vinyl pressings
by Michael Franks · 1987
The Camera Never Lies 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.
13 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 11 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.
1-25570-A-RE1-DMM-SR1 1-2 SP-AR Sterling 0- △16242 B-27207-RE1-DMM SR1Side A Runout
1-25570-B-RE1-DMM-SR1 1-2 SP-AR Sterling 0- △16242-X B-27208-RE1 SR1 DMMSide B Runout
1-25570-A-RE1-DMM-SR1 1-1 SterlingSide A runout etched
1-25570-B-RE1-DMM-SR1 1-1 SterlingSide B runout etched
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 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 80655First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 25570-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 55701First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 570-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 5570-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records 1-25570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1622First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925 570-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25570 / Warner Bros. Records 9 25570-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 W1-25570 / Warner Bros. Records W1 25570LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records WARNER-3203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25570 / Warner Bros. Records 9 25570-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13508First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.4088 / Warner Bros. Records 00208LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | WEA Records WB-7599-25570-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | South Korea | Warner Bros. Records 925 570-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of The Camera Never Lies are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1987 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Japan, Argentina, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1-25570, released July 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25570, P-13508, 80655, 25570-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25570-A-RE1-DMM-SR1 1-2 SP-AR Sterling 0- △16242 B-27207-RE1-DMM SR1 and 1-25570-B-RE1-DMM-SR1 1-2 SP-AR Sterling 0- △16242-X B-27208-RE1 SR1 DMM. 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.
