Vinyl pressings
by Queen · 1985
One Vision 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.
56 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 28 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.
12 EMI 5535 A-1U-1-1→ / 12 QUEEN 6 A-1U-1-1-'Runout (Stamped) Side A - variant 1
12 EMI 5535 B-2U-1-1- - / 12 QUEEN 6 B-2U-1-1-x1Runout (Stamped) Side B - variant 1
12 EMI 5535 A-1U-1-1→ / 12 QUEEN 6 A-1U-1-1-' TOWNHOUSERunout (Stamped) Side A - variant 2
12 EMI 5535 B-2U-1-1- - / 12 QUEEN 6 B-2U-1-1-1 TOWNHOUSERunout (Stamped) Side B - variant 2
QUEEN 6 EMI 5535 A-2U-1-1., X1A-side runout, variant 1
QUEEN 6 EMI 5535 B-2U-1-1- X1 , TOWNHOUSEB-side runout, variant 1
QUEEN 6 E̶M̶I̶ ̶5̶5̶3̶5̶ A-1U-1-2- 11 TOWNHOUSEA-side runout, variant 2
QUEEN 6 E̶M̶I̶ ̶5̶5̶3̶5̶ B-2U-1-1-1 TOWNHOUSEB-side runout, variant 2
12 QUEEN 6 A-2U-1-1-X1 TOWNHOUSE 1̶2̶ ̶E̶M̶I̶ ̶5̶5̶3̶5̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶U̶-̶1̶-̶Runout side A
12 QUEEN 6 B-2U-1-1- TOWNHOUSE 1̶2̶E̶M̶I̶ ̶5̶5̶3̶5̶ ̶B̶-̶2̶U̶-̶1̶-̶1̶-̶Runout side B
QUEEN 6 A-1U-1-1., X1 E̶M̶I̶ ̶5̶5̶3̶5̶ TOWNHOUSESide A runout, variant 1
QUEEN 6 B-2U-1-1 -, E̶M̶I̶ ̶5̶5̶3̶5̶ TOWNHOUSESide B runout, variant 1
QUEEN 6 E̶M̶I̶ ̶5̶5̶3̶5̶ A-1U-1-1-X1 TOWNHOUSESide A runout, variant 2
QUEEN 6 E̶M̶I̶ ̶5̶5̶3̶5̶ B-1U-1-2-2 TOWNHOUSESide B runout, variant 2
1̶̶̶2̶̶̶E̶̶̶M̶̶̶I̶̶̶ ̶ ̶5̶̶̶5̶̶̶3̶̶̶5̶̶̶ ̶ ̶A̶̶̶-̶̶̶1̶̶̶U̶̶̶-̶̶̶1̶̶̶-̶̶̶1̶̶̶⇀̶̶̶ 12 QUEEN 6 A-1U-1-1-x1 TOWNHOUSERunout side A variant 1, stamped/'TOWNHOUSE' etched
1̶̶̶2̶̶̶E̶̶̶M̶̶̶I̶̶̶ ̶ ̶5̶̶̶5̶̶̶3̶̶̶5̶̶̶ ̶ ̶B̶̶̶-̶̶̶1̶̶̶U̶̶̶-̶̶̶1̶̶̶-̶̶̶1̶̶̶⇀̶̶̶ 12 QUEEN 6 B-1U-1-1-x1 TOWNHOUSERunout side B variant 1, stamped/'TOWNHOUSE' etched
1̶2̶E̶M̶I̶ ̶5̶5̶3̶5̶-̶A̶-̶2̶U̶-̶1̶ ̶1̶ 12 QUEEN 6 A-2U-1-1-X1 TOWNHOUSERunout side A variant 2
1̶2̶E̶M̶I̶ ̶5̶5̶3̶5̶-̶B̶-̶2̶U̶-̶1̶-̶1̶ ̶1̶ 12 QUEEN 6 B-2U-1-1-X1 TOWNHOUSERunout side B variant 2
QUEEN 6 EMI 5535 A-2U-1- 2 1 4Runout side A, stamped/etched/strikethrough over
QUEEN 6 EMI 5535 B-1U-1-3- 4 TOWNHOUSERunout side B, stamped/etched/strikethrough
QUEEN 6AA-side Label
QUEEN 6BB-side Label
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 | Argentina | EMI 51 2009116 5205First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI EMI 1653First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI ED.162First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI EMI-1653First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI EMI-1653First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI ED.162First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Barbados | Parlophone QUEEN6First year7" | 7" |
| 1985 | Bolivia | EMI International BO - 1473First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Brazil | EMI 31C 052 200911ZFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Capitol Records V-75125First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Ecuador | EMI 103-0258First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | France | EMI 15649512", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | France | EMI 2008867First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | France | EMI 1564956 / Pathé Marconi EMI 1564956First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
62 vinyl pressings of One Vision are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Italy, Ireland and more. One of them is EMI 12QUEEN 6, released November 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12QUEEN 6, QUEEN 6, 12 QUEEN 6, EMI 5535) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 EMI 5535 A-1U-1-1→ / 12 QUEEN 6 A-1U-1-1-' and 12 EMI 5535 B-2U-1-1- - / 12 QUEEN 6 B-2U-1-1-x1. 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.
