Vinyl pressings
by Michel Berger · 1978
Starmania was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MPO. WEA. 66080 A1A Side etched variant 1
MPO. WEA. 66080 B1B Side etched variant 1
MPO. WEA. 66080. C1C Side etched variant 1
MPO. WEA. 66080. D1D Side etched variant 1
KF 8001-8002-A SNBRecords 1, Side A, Stamped Variant 1
KF 8001-8002-BRecords 1, Side B, Stamped Variant 1
KF 8001-8002-C SNBRecords 2, Side C, Stamped Variant 1
KF 8001-8002-D SNBRecords 2, Side D, Stamped Variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Kebec Frog KF 8001/2First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records 66 080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records 66 080First yearLP, Album, Numbered, Promo · Promo, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Promo · Promo, Numbered |
| 1979 | France | Warner Bros. Records 66 086LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | France | WEA 240 503 - 1 / WEA 240 503-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | WEA 240 503 1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | France | Warner Music France 0190295708191LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2022 | France | Warner Music France 0190296411434Box Set, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered · Colored vinyl | Box Set, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | France | Warner Music France 5021732967039LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 66 086LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 66 086LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 66 086LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Starmania are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1978 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in France, Canada. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 66 080.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 66 080, KF 8001/2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO. WEA. 66080 A1 and MPO. WEA. 66080 B1. 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.
