US
1991- Label and catalog number
- Virgin 1P-8128
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
ST-VR-1P8128A-SPSide A
ST-VR-1P8128B-SPSide B

Vinyl pressings
by Paula Abdul · 1991
Spellbound was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. 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 1991, the album's first year, in 19 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-VR-1P8128A-SPSide A
ST-VR-1P8128B-SPSide B
119-427130-1-A 23-V-91 JEEtched side A
119-427130-1-B 23-V-91 JEEtched side B
BE 0057/A 5Runout stamp A
BE 0058/A 1Runout stamp B
BE 57Label A
BE 57Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Argentina | Virgin LH VUSLP 33First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Brazil | Virgin 427 130 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Colombia | EMI 11001387 / EMI 111387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Bonton 71 0033-1331 / Virgin 71 0033-1331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Ecuador | EMI 303-0209First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Ecuador | EMI 303-0209First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Europe | Captive Records 211 470 / Captive Records VUSLP 33First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Europe | Virgin America VUSLP 33 / Captive Records 211 470First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Guatemala | Virgin America 211 470 / Discos De Centroamérica, S.A. VUSLP 33First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Hungary | MMC Records MMC 9116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Italy | Virgin VUSLP 33First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Panama | EMI 33369First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Philippines | Virgin VAL-91-6014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Portugal | Virgin America 605591First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | South Africa | Virgin America VNC 5198First yearLP | LP |
23 vinyl pressings of Spellbound are listed here, from 19 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in US, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and more. One of them is Virgin 1P-8128.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1P-8128, 119 427130 1, 427 130 1, 11001387) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-VR-1P8128A-SP and ST-VR-1P8128B-SP. 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.