Vinyl pressings
by Midnight Star · 1986
Headlines 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.
15 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
STES-60454-A 2 ❀ 1-5Runout A, etched, variant 1
STES-60454-B 2 ︵︵〰 1-4Runout B, etched, variant 1
STES-60454-A 2 ❀ 1-1Runout A, etched, variant 2
STES-60454-B 2 ︵︵ 1-4Runout B, etched, variant 2
ST-ES-60454-1-A-ARA side label
ST-ES-60454-1-B-ARB side label
STES-60454-A 2 ❀、1-2 SPAR 0-SM1-1 △12612 B-23581-A2 SRC(logo)A side etch, except SRC stamp
STES-60454-B 2 〰༼ 1-2 SPAR 0- △12612-X B-23582-B2 SRC(logo)B side etch, except SRC stamp
MCF 3322 A//1▽420 T 1 1 6Side 1 Runout - Stamped
POUNDA TA1PESide 1 Runout - Etched
MCF 3322 B//1▽420 T 1 2 1Side 2 Runout - Stamped
MCF 3322 A//1▽420 T 1 1 3Side 1 Runout - Stamped
POUNDA TA1PESide 1 Runout - Etched
MCF 3322 B//1▽420 T 1 2 1Side 2 Runout - Stamped
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 | Benelux | Solar SOLLP 3602First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Top Tape 601.025 / Solar SOL 601.025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Solar 96 04541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Colombia | Juvenil 206010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Solar 508687 / Vogue 508687First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Solar 508687First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Solar TSR 330202 / Solar INT 994.024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Solar VIL-28031 / Solar SOLAR-28031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Solar 604541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Scandinavia | Alpha Records ONELP 009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3322First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3322LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3322First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Solar 60454-1 / Solar SOLAR 9 60454-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Solar E1-60454LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
21 vinyl pressings of Headlines are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Benelux, Brazil and more. One of them is Solar 60454-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60454-1, MCF 3322, SOLLP 3602, 601.025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STES-60454-A 2 ❀ 1-5 and STES-60454-B 2 ︵︵〰 1-4. 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.
