Vinyl pressings
by Miles Davis · 1986
Tutu 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.
22 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 14 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.
1-25490-A-SR4 \ - 3Side A runout, variant 1
1-25490-B-SR2 \ - 1Side B runout, variant 1
1-25490-A-SR4 \ - 3Side A runout, variant 2
1-25490-B-SR1 \ - 1Side B runout, variant 2
1-25490-A-SH1 ɑ B-24161-SH1 TML-X 1-1 △13113A side runout
1-25490-B-SH1 ɑ B-24162-SH1 △13113-X TML-X 1-1B side runout
25490/ASide A runout etched
25490/BSide B runout etched
25490 ALabel Side A
25490 BLabel Side B
Å MX212365 25490-1Runout (etched) side 1
Å MX212366-B 25490-1-2Runout (etched) side 2
MX212365Label side 1
MX212366Label side 2
610.7090-A 1S A 1Runout groove, side A
610.7090-B 1S A 2Runout groove, side B
610.7090-ALabel, side A
610.7090-BLabel, side B
92-54901-1 1B 2G DM-4Runout side A, variant 1
92-54901-2 1A2G DM-4Runout side B, variant 1
92-54901-1 1B 2G DM-7Runout side A, variant 2
92-54901-2 1A2G DM-6Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 80042 / WEA 80042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25490-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 610.7090 / Warner Bros. Records 36.219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 54901First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 548867 / Warner Bros. Records W1-25490First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 54901LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 490-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 490-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 490-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 925 490-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records Ltd. 925 490-1First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925 490-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925 490-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 5490-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 7599-25490-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 0081227955434LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2018 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records WPJR-10030LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Argentina | Warner Records 9789878903781LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Rhino Records RHF1 25490 / Rhino Records 081227817367LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| 2026 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 603497804252 / Rhino Records 603497804252LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 490-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 0081227955434 / Rhino Records R1 547576LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
38 vinyl pressings of Tutu are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1986 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Argentina, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1-25490.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25490, 80042, 25490-1, 610.7090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25490-A-SR4 \ - 3 and 1-25490-B-SR2 \ - 1. 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.
