Vinyl pressings
by New Kids On The Block · 1990
Step By Step was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 18 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.
AL-45129-1A MASTERDISK DMMSide A Etched [Variant 1]
BL-45129-1B MASTERDISK DMMSide B Etched [Variant 1]
AL-45129-1A G1 MASTERDISK DMM C5Side A Etched [Variant 2]
BL-45129-1B G DMM MASTERDISK DMM B2Side B Etched [Variant 2]
466 6861 A2Runout Side 1, etched
466 6861 B1Runout Side 2, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Unknown | CBS C-45129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Argentina | Columbia 70.138 / Columbia 1-4666686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Australia | CBS 466686 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Brazil | CBS 188.074/1-466686 / Discos CBS 188.074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Colombia | CBS 14466686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Colombia | CBS 14466686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Costa Rica | CBS 1466686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Bonton 71 0022-1 331 / Columbia 71 0022-1 331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Ecuador | CBS 333-0099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 466686 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 466686 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 466686 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Greece | CBS 466686 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Mexico | CBS DMI 466686First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | Netherlands | CBS 466686 1 / CBS CL 47 235-7LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Columbia 19802924291 / Legacy 19802924291LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Columbia 19802924291 / Legacy 19802924291LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Columbia 19802924291 / Legacy 19802924291LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | US | ColumbiaLP, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Sony Music 928.005LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| ? | Brazil | Columbia 188.074/1-466686 / Columbia 1-466686LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
32 vinyl pressings of Step By Step are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1990 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, UK, Bolivia, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia C 45129, released June 5, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 45129, ASF 3325, C-45129, 466686 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-45129-1A MASTERDISK DMM and BL-45129-1B MASTERDISK DMM. 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.
