Vinyl pressings
by Regina · 1986
Curiosity 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.
14 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 11 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-866093-C-DMM 1-1 STERLINGSide A runout
STA-866094-C-DMM SP 1-1 STERLINGSide B runout
ST-A-866093-SPSide A label
ST-A-866094-SPSide B label
STA-866093-C-DMM 2-2 SPAR B-25123-C △14068 0-Side A runout
STA-866094-C-DMM SP 1-2 SPAR STERLING 0- △14068-X B-25124-C DMMSide B runout
ST-A-866093-ARSide A label
ST-A-866094-ARSide B label
STA-866093-D-DMM 1-4 SP-RCA A1BSide A runout
STA-866094-F-DMM SP 1-3 SP-RCA A1ASide B runout
ST-A-866093Side A label
ST-A-866094Side B label
P-13385-1Side A label
P-13385-2Side B label
78. 76711 A1 MCOSide A runout
78. 76711 B1Side B runout
ST-A-866093Side A label
ST-A-866094Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | Atlantic 90024 / Atlantic 81671-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 16711First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic A1 81671LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1986 | France | Clever 66 362 / Carrere 66 362First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Guatemala | Atlantic 81671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-6560 / Atlantic 81671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Panama | Atlantic 81671-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Philippines | Atlantic 81671-1 / Atlantic 7 81671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Zafiro ZL-671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81671-1 / Atlantic 7 81671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Venezuela | Atlantic 3132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81671-1 / Atlantic 7 81671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81671-1 / Atlantic 7 81671-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Atlantic P-13385First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Atlantic P-13385First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of Curiosity are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Japan, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 81671-1, released September 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81671-1, P-13385, 90024, 78 16711) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-866093-C-DMM 1-1 STERLING and STA-866094-C-DMM SP 1-1 STERLING. 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.
