Vinyl pressings
by Nu Shooz · 1986
Poolside 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 16 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 865961-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. \ISM\-1Side A Etched & Stamped
ST A 865962 A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. \3Side B Etched & Stamped
ST A 865961-A SRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. 1-1Variant 1 Side A Etched & Stamped
SRC ST A 865962-A IISM 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Variant 1 Side B Etched & Stamped
ST A 865961-A △12654 B23627-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [SRC LOGO] SPARSide A runout stamped and etched
ST A 865962 A △12654-X B23628-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [SRC Logo] SPARSide B runout stamped and etched
ST-A-865961-ARSide A label
ST-A-865962-ARSide B label
R-12402-A(ST A 865961-A, scratched out) SRC logo ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. 1-3Side A Etched & Stamped
R-12402-B (ST A 865961-A, scratched out) SRC logo ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. 1-3Side B Etched & Stamped
P-13332-1Side One
P-13332-2Side Two
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 | Atlantic 89116 / WEA 89116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Atlantic 81647-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Atlantic 604.7214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 16471First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic A1 81647LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | Atlantic 781 647-1 / Atlantic WX 60First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Atlantic 781 647-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Atlantic 78 1647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-6508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Atlantic 81647-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Peru | Atlantic P-ALT-0816471.0First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Philippines | Atlantic 81647-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | Atlantic 1590561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | South Korea | Atlantic 81647-1 / Oasis WEA Korea OLW-421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Atlantic 781647 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Guatemala | Atlantic 81647-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Poolside are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Japan, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 81647-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81647-1, P-13332, 89116, 604.7214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST A 865961-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. \ISM\-1 and ST A 865962 A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. \3. 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.
