Vinyl pressings
by Prince · 1982
Little Red Corvette 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.
8 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.
7-29746-ACA-1897-VI-S-SRI SPSide A, variant 1
7-29746 SP I-I ACA-1905 VI S SRISide B, variant
7-29746-ACA-1897-VI-S-SRI SP . : 1-4Side A, variant 2
7-29746 SP ACA-1905 VI S SRI 1-2)Side B, variant 2
7-29746-ACA-1897-VI-S-JWISide A
7-29746-ACA-1905-VIS JWISide B
7-29746-ACA-1897-VISDJ-SR-1Side A Etched
7-29746-ACA-1897-SDJ-SR1Side B Etched
ACA 1897VISLabel Side A
ACA 1897SLabel Side AA
92-9652-0-A X2Side A runout, etched
92-9652-0-B W2Side B runout, etched
92-9652-0-ASide A label
92-9652-0-BSide B label
92-97467A QUA Side etched
92-97467B QUB Side etched
ACA 1897VISSide A label
ACA 1905VISSide B label
R / S Alsdorf 920107-0 AX [18 RME]Variant 1, Side A Runout
R / S Alsdorf 920107-0 B2 XX [20 RME D]Variant 1, Side B Runout
R / S Alsdorf 920107-0 A [8 RME D]Variant 2, Side A Runout
R / S Alsdorf 920107-0 B2 XX [11 RME]Variant 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Benelux | Warner Bros. Records 92.9652-0 / WEA 92.9652-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 97467First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 97467First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 92-0107-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 92-0107-0First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-29746First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-29746First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-29746First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7-297467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 80000-1512", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Guatemala | Warner Bros. Records 7-297467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records W 96887", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records W9436 / Warner Bros. Records 929436-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 7-297467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records 7-297467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 92-0107-0 / Warner Bros. Records 920 107-012", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
39 vinyl pressings of Little Red Corvette are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1982 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Benelux, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 7-29746.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-29746, 92.9652-0, 92 97467, 92-0107-0) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-29746-ACA-1897-VI-S-SRI SP and 7-29746 SP I-I ACA-1905 VI S SRI. 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.
