Vinyl pressings
by Mountain · 1985
Go For Your Life 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.
10 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 9 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.
P A P AL-40006 -1A Criteria MFSide One Etched, Criteria Stamped, Variant 1
P A P BL-40006 -1A Criteria MFSide Two Etched, Criteria Stamped, Variant 1
P A P AL-40006 -CP-1A Criteria MFSide One Etched, Criteria Stamped, CP crossed out, Variant 2
P A P BL-40006 -CP 2-1B Criteria MFSide Two Etched, Criteria Stamped, CP2 crossed out, Variant 1
SCT 26379 A1Side A runout
SCT 26379 B1 DSide B runout
AL-40006 1A-2HZ DM-1Side A etched runout
BL-40006 1A-2HZ DM-1Side B etched runout
AL 40006Side A label
BL 40006Side B label
CA5Y-123A1 CSSide A
CA5Y-123B1Side B
Δ MX215615 ELPS 4475-1Side 1 runout etching
Δ MX215616 ELPS 4475-2Side 2 runout etching
01-26379-1A-1 BRunout A side, variant 1
01-26379-1B-1 ARunout B side, variant 1
01-026379-1Label side A
01-026379-2Label side B
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 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4475 / Scotti Bros. Records ELPS 4475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Scotti Bros. Records 26379 / Scotti Bros. Records SCT 26379First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records 260.14.032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | Scotti Bros. Records SCT 26379 / Epic SCT 26379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | Scotti Bros. Records SCT 26379 / Epic SCT 26379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Scotti Bros. Records SCT 26379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Scotti Bros. Records FZ 40006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Scotti Bros. Records FZ 40006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Scotti Bros. Records C25Y0123First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | Scotti Bros. Records C25Y0123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records int 132311LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Germany | Yellow Label SPV 265051 LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Go For Your Life are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1985 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Scotti Bros. Records FZ 40006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FZ 40006, SCT 26379, C25Y0123, ELPS 4475) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P A P AL-40006 -1A Criteria MF and P A P BL-40006 -1A Criteria MF. 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.
