Vinyl pressings
by Ronnie Milsap · 1983
Keyed Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 14 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.
AHL1-4670-A -20 TE NRP I Λ30Variant 1, Side A Etched [I Λ3 Stamped]
AHL1-4670 B 21 TENRP I Λ 2 LIVariant 1, Side B Etched [I Λ 2 Stamped]
AHL1-4670-A 21 JE NRPVariant 2, Side A Runout
AHL1-4670-B 20 JE NRPVariant 2, Side B Runout
A-7899 A-2/83 S IIRunout A
A-7899 B-2/83 S IIRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | RCA TLP-60007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1 4670First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Barbados | RCA AHL1-4670First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.4185First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | RCA AHL1-4670First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | RCA Victor PL 14670 / RCA Victor RCALP 6077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | RCA AHL1-4670First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Israel | RCA AHL1-4670First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | RCA PL 14670First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | RCA RPL-8197First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | RCA RPL-8197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Philippines | RCA XFPL1-1114 / RCA Victor XFPL1-1114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | South Africa | RCA TRC 3224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | RCA PL 14670First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-4670First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Keyed Up are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Argentina, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is RCA Victor AHL1-4670.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AHL1-4670, TLP-60007, APL1 4670, PL 14670) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AHL1-4670-A -20 TE NRP I Λ30 and AHL1-4670 B 21 TENRP I Λ 2 LI. 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.
