Vinyl pressings
by Pablo Cruise · 1978
Worlds Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
44 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
SP-5131 M2 TML-S △23419 (3)Side A runout - Variant 1
SP-5132 M1 TML-M △23419-X (1)Side B runout - Variant 1
SP 5131 M1 TML-M △23419 (8)Side A runout - Variant 2
SP-5132 M3 TML-S △23419-X (3)Side B runout - Variant 2
SP-5131A Side Label
SP-5132B Side Label
SP-5131 INT. (3) ++-1 TML-M ◁23419 PRCA Side Etch, exc ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamp
SP-5132 INT. (3) X-1 TML-M - 111 ◁23419-X PRCB Side Etch, exc ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamp
SP-5131 TML-MSide A runout variant 1
SP-5132-1ASide B runout variant 1
SP-5131 TML-MSide A runout variant 2
SP-5132 TML-MSide B runout variant 2
SP-5131 P2 TML-S S1A side runout
SP-5132 P1 TML-M S1B side runout
SP-5131A side label
SP-5132B side label
SP-5131 TML-M D3 PSide A - Variant 1 etched (TML-M D3 P - Stamped)
SP-5132 TML-M PSide B - Variant 1 etched (TML-M P - Stamped)
SP-5131-P4 TML-M PSide A - Variant 2
SP-5132-P5 TML-S PSide B - Variant 2
T SP-5131-T-6 TML-S A1A side etch, except TML Stamp, variant 1
1T SP-5132- T-5 TML-SB side etch, except TML Stamp, variant 1
T1 SP-5131-T-6 TML-S A1A side etch, except TML Stamp, variant 2
T1 SP-5132-T-6 TML-M C1B side etch, except TML Stamp, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Unknown | A&M Records SP-4697 / A&M Records SP 4697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Argentina | A&M Records 8585First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Argentina | A&M Records 8585First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | A&M Records L36592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 61317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | CBS AMLH 64697 / A&M Records AMLH 64697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | A&M Records AMLH 64697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | A&M Records GP-2084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | A&M Records NR28 / Nautilus Recordings NR28LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1981 | US | Nautilus Recordings NR28 / A&M Records NR28LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-3198LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-3198LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records L 36592 / A&M Records L36592LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69844LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2897LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4697LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
57 vinyl pressings of Worlds Away are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1978 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4697.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4697, SP-4697 /, AMLH 64697, 8585) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-5131 M2 TML-S △23419 (3) and SP-5132 M1 TML-M △23419-X (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.
