Vinyl pressings
by Rosanne Cash · 1982
Somewhere In The Stars was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PAL 37570 1D TML X T1Side A runout, variant 1
PBL 37570 1F 1 0 T1Side B runout, variant 1
PAL 37570 1F A22 T1 TML-SSide A runout, variant 2
PBL 37570 1F 15A T1 TML-SSide B runout, variant 2
P PAL 37570 1A TML-XA-side runout variant 1
PBL 37570 1M P TML-MB-side runout variant 1
PAL 37570 1K TML-M A PA-side runout variant 2
PBL 37570 1M TML-M A PB-side runout variant 2
PAL 37570 1J G1 TML-SSide A, variant 1
PBL 37570 1H G1 TML XSide B, variant 1
PAL 37570 IH TML-M A2 GISide A, variant 2
PBL 37570 IG Tm Lx A5 G ISide B, variant 2
P o PAL 37570 1A TML X 1 ASide A runout
P PBL 37570 1M TML-M 5 ASide B runout
AL 37570Side A label
BL 37570Side B label
AL-37570-1A-2HZ: DM-7Side 1 etching
BL-37570-1A-2HZ: DM-1Side 2 etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Ariola VPL1 6639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Ariola 204 848 / Ariola 204 848-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Ariola 204 848 / Ariola 204 848-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Ariola VLP1 6639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 37570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Columbia PC 37570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 37570 / Columbia 37570First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 37570First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 37570 / Columbia 37570First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Columbia FC 37570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia WPC37570LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Ariola K28P-275LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Somewhere In The Stars are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1982 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Canada, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia FC 37570.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 37570, PC 37570, VPL1 6639, 204 848) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 37570 1D TML X T1 and PBL 37570 1F 1 0 T1. 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.
