Vinyl pressings
by Paul Winter · 1985
Canyon 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.
5 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 2 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.
LMR6-A ① MASTERDISK RL M3 EDP [in an ellipse] EMWRunout side A, etched [MASTERDISK, EDP stamped]
LMR6-B EDP [in an ellipse] M4 EMW ①Runout side B, etched [EDP stamped]
MISTI S141 EDP LMR 6 A1 LM006A1 MASTERDISK BKRunout side A variant 1
LMR 6-B1 LM006 B1 EDP MASTERDISKRunout side B variant 1
MISTI S141 EDP L̶M̶R̶·6̶·A̶·1̶ LM-006·A-1 MASTERDISK·BKRunout side A variant 2
LM-006-B L̶M̶R̶-̶6̶-̶B̶1̶ EDP MI MASTERDISKRunout side B variant 2
LMR6-A ① MASTERDISK RL M3 EDP (in an ellipse) EMWRunout side A etched [MASTERDISK & EDP (in an ellipse) are stamped]
LMR-6-B EDP (in an ellipse) M4 EMW ①Runout side B etched [EDP (in an ellipse) stamped]
LMR6A-1B G1 A1Side A
LMR6B-1A G1 A3Side 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 | Canada | Living Music LM·0006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Europe | Living Music LM-0006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Living Music LMR-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Living Music LMR-6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | Living Music LM·0006First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Living Music LMR-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Living Music LMR-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Living Music LD0006LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | Living Music C28Y5044LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Living Music LM·0006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Living Music LM·0006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Japan | Living Music C28Y5044LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Canyon are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Europe. One of them is Living Music LMR-6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LMR-6, LM·0006, LM-0006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LMR6-A ① MASTERDISK RL M3 EDP [in an ellipse] EMW and LMR6-B EDP [in an ellipse] M4 EMW 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.
