Vinyl pressings
by Ratt · 1988
Reach For The Sky was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 9 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.
STA 887189 B DMM SP1-2 STERLING TJ SP2-2Side A etched, Variant 1
STA 887190 A DMM STERLING TJ SP2-2Side B etched, Variant 1
STA 887189 B DMM SP1-1 STERLING TJSide A etched, Variant 2
STA 887190 A DMM STERLING TJ SP2-2Side B etched, Variant 2
STA 887189 B DMM STERLING
STA 887190 B DMM STERLING SP2-3
STA 887189 B DMM SP2-3 SPAR STERLING tj O- Δ23040 B-33431-B-DMMSide A
STA 887190 A DMM SPAR STERLING tj SP2-4 Δ23040-X O- B-33432-A-DMMSide B
ST-A-887189-ARLabel Side A
ST-A-887190-ARLabel Side B
1-A-3 3 〄 23P1-2165-1 TO 3-XRunout side A
1-A-3 3 〄 23P1-2165-2 TORunout side B
MX301735Side A
MX301736Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Atlantic 80783First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia | Atlantic 81929-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 19291First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 781 929-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | Atlantic 7 81929-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-6779First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Atlantic 781929-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7 81929-1 / Atlantic 81929-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic A1 81929 / Atlantic 7 A181929LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7 81929-1 / Atlantic 81929-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7 A181929First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7 81929-1 / Atlantic 81929-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 81929LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Japan | Atlantic 23P1-2165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Unknown | Atlantic Recording Corporation 538680081LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Reach For The Sky are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1988 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Japan, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 7 81929-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7 81929-1, 7 A181929, 23P1-2165, 80783) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA 887189 B DMM SP1-2 STERLING TJ SP2-2 and STA 887190 A DMM STERLING TJ SP2-2. 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.
