Vinyl pressings
by Rickie Lee Jones · 1984
The Magazine was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. 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 1984, the album's first year, in 17 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.
△7358 1-3 51+SP 1-25117-A-SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19680-SH3 -M SLMSide A runout, variant 1
△7358-X 1-2 SH-SP 1-25117-B-SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19681-SH3 SLM TML-M 0-15M!-2Side B runout, variant 1
△7358 SHSP 1-25117-A-SH3 B-19680-SH3 TML-M SLM 0-25M1-1Side A runout, variant 2
△7358-X SHSP 1-25117-B-SH3 B-19681-SH3 SLM TML-M 0-1Side B runout, variant 2
1-25117-A-SH4 [Allied a logo] B-19680-SH4 TML-S SLM 0-1 SM1-1 △7358 SH-SP
1-25117-B-SH 5 [Allied a logo] B-19681-SH5 SLM TML-M △7358-X 0-1 SM1-1 SH-SP
R/S Alsdorf 925117-1 A 4 14Side A runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925117-1 B3X 16Side B runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925117-1 A 3 UK 36Side A runout, variant 2 [stamped, UK 36 etched]
R/S Alsdorf 925117-1 B3X 37Side B runout, variant 2 [stamped, X 37 etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 83833First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25117-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25117-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 51171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Denmark | Warner Bros. Records 925 117-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 117-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 117-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 117-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 117-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Warner Bros. Records 925 117-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 925 117-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BAN 925117-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 5177-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 925 117-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 9251171First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of The Magazine are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 25117-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25117-1, 925 117-1, P-13023, 83833) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, △7358 1-3 51+SP 1-25117-A-SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19680-SH3 -M SLM and △7358-X 1-2 SH-SP 1-25117-B-SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19681-SH3 SLM TML-M 0-15M!-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.
