Vinyl pressings
by Mike & The Mechanics · 1985
All I Need Is A Miracle was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ST A 48669-1 1-1Side A Runout Etched
ST A 48674-1 1-2Side B Runout Etched
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SCR [Specialty Records Corporation logo]Side A & B Runout Stamped
ST-A-48669-SPSide A Label
ST-A-48669-ARSide A Label
ST-A-48674-ARSide B Label
78· 94507 A1 z iA-side etched runout, variant 1
78· 94507 B1 ·Ƶ·B-side etched runout, variant 1
78· 94507 A1A-side etched runout, variant 2
78· 94507 B1 ·Ƶ·B-side etched runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic 78 94507First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Ecuador | WEA 45-91067First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Philippines | Atlantic ATR-0327 / Atlantic 258765-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | US | Atlantic PR 860 / Atlantic ST-PR-49302First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Atlantic 7-89450First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | US | Atlantic 7-89450First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Atlantic 7-89450First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1985 | US | Atlantic PR 836 / Atlantic ST-PR-4866912", Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Australia | WEA 7 2587657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | WEA 0-25871012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Australia | WEA 7-2587657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 945077", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Europe | WEA 258 765-77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | WEA 258 710-012", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | WEA 258 710-012", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
32 vinyl pressings of All I Need Is A Miracle are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Canada, Ecuador, Philippines. One of them is Atlantic 7-89450.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-89450, PR 860, 78 94507, 45-91067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST A 48669-1 1-1 and ST A 48674-1 1-2. 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.
