Vinyl pressings
by Payola$ · 1982
No Stranger To Danger was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ƐMW SP06-4908-A-6 MASTERDISK HWSide A Runout, Variant 1
ƐMW SP0-6-4908-B-5Side B Runout, Variant 1
ƐMW SP06-4908-A-7 EDP MASTERDISK HWSide A Runout, Variant 2
SP0-6-4908-BS-3 ƐMW MASTERDISK HWSide B Runout, Variant 2
SP06-4908-A1 MASTERDISK HW MR△25532A side runout
SP06-4908-B-1 MASTERDISK HW MR△25532XB side runout
SP-06-4908-AA side label
SP-06-4908-BB side label
SP06-4908-A-3 HW ASide A runout etched
SP06-4908-B-3 HW DSide B runout etched
ɪ MASTERDISK A1Side A&B runout stamped
SP-06-4908-ASide A label
SP06-4908-A-8 EDP[circled] MASTERDISK HWSide A runout
SP06-4908-B-8 EDP[circled] MASTERDISK HWSide B runout
SP-06-4908-ASide A label
SP-06-4908-BSide B label
SP-06-4908-ASide A label
SP-06-4908-BSide B label
AMLH 64908 A1Side A
AMLH 64908 B1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | A&M Records L 37884First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | A&M Records SP 9070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | A&M Records SP 9070LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Canada | A&M Records SP 9070LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Canada | A&M Records SP 9070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64908First yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64908First yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-6-4908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-6-4908First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-6-4908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-6-4908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | A&M RecordsLP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-6-4908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of No Stranger To Danger are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-6-4908.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-6-4908, AMLH 64908, L 37884, SP 9070) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ƐMW SP06-4908-A-6 MASTERDISK HW and ƐMW SP0-6-4908-B-5. 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.
