Vinyl pressings
by Peter Cetera · 1986
Solitude / Solitaire 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.
26 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
1-25474-A-SR-2 Future Disc 1 /Runout side A etching, variant 1
1-25474-B-SR-2Runout side B etching, variant 1
1-25474-A-SR-2 [SRC logo] FUTURE DISC 1-1Runout side A etching, exc. [SRC logo] stamped, variant 2
1-25474-B-SR-1 [SRC logo] 1-2Runout side B etching, exc. [SRC logo] stamped, variant 2
1-25474-A-SR-1 Future Disc \-1Side A Etched
1-25474-B-SR-2 1-1Side B Etched
(Sideways S with R & C in the loops)Side A & B Stamped
1-25474-A-SH2 [Allied logo] B-23871-SH2 FUTURE DISC △12857 1-1Variant 1 A side etch, exc Allied logo stamp
1-25474-B-SH-1 [Allied logo] B-23872-SH1 △12857-X 1-1Variant 1 B side etch, exc Allied logo stamp
1-25474-A-SH1 [Allied logo] B-23871-SH1 FUTURE DISC △12857 1-1Variant 2 A side etch, exc Allied logo stamp
1-25474-B-SH-1 [Allied logo] B-23872-SH1 △12857-X 1-1Variant 2 B side etch, exc Allied logo stamp
MX 212085-B 2547-1 S1 △Side A runout
MX 212086-B 25474-1 S1 △Side B runout
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 | Warner Bros. Records 25474 / Wea 80122First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25474-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Bolivia | Warner Bros. Records WL-1-007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 604.7239 / Warner Bros. Records 26.176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 54741 / Full Moon 92 54741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 547596 / Full Moon 547596LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 54741 / Full Moon 92 54741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1031)00002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 1-25474First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 474-1 / Full Moon 925 474-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 474-1 / Full Moon 925 474-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 474-1 / Full Moon 925 474-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925 474-1 / Full Moon 925 474-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925 474-1 / Full Moon 925 474-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Guatemala | Warner Bros. Records 1-25474First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
31 vinyl pressings of Solitude / Solitaire are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Japan, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1-25474.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25474, P-13314, 25474, 25474-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25474-A-SR-2 Future Disc 1 / and 1-25474-B-SR-2. 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.
