Vinyl pressings
by Sheena Easton · 1983
Best Kept Secret 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.
36 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 26 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.
1077951-A1 2 1Runout side A variant 1
1077951-B2 1Runout side B variant 1
1077951-A2Runout side A variant 2
1077951-B1Runout side B variant 2
ST-1-17101-Z4 -------◄ FUTURE DISCSide A - Etched, Variant 1
ST-2-17101-Z3 #2 -------◄Side B - Etched, Variant 1
ST-1-17101-Z5 #1 -------◄ FUTURE DISCSide A - Etched, Variant 2
ST-2-17101-Z1 #1 -------◄Side B - Etched, Variant 2
(Deadwax Side A etched): ST-1-17101-Z4 ──◁ FUTURE DISC
(Deadwax Side B etched): ST-2-17101-Z-3 #2 ──◁
ST-1-17101-Z2 FutureDisc 0Side A - variant 1
ST-2-17101-Z2 #1 0Side B - variant 1
ST-1-17101-Z2 #3 FutureDisc 0Side A - variant 2
ST-2-17101-Z2 #1 0Side B - variant 2
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 | EMI 8183 / EMI 81-1077951First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1983 | Australia | EMI EMC.107795First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | EMI EMC.107795 / EMI EMC 107795First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Barbados | EMI America ST-17101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | EMI 31C 064 07795First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | EMI America ST-17101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | EMI America ST-517101LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | EMI America ST-17101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | EMI America ST-17101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Colombia | EMI 11948First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | EMI 1A 064 1077951 / EMI 064 1077951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | EMI 1077951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Not On Label 1077951LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Greece | EMI 062-1077951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | India | EMI EMC 10779First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Cherry Pop B0CKC2WJSMLP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2023 | UK | Cherry Pop B0CKC2WJSMLP, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
46 vinyl pressings of Best Kept Secret are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Europe, US, UK, Japan and more. One of them is EMI 1A 064 1077951.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1A 064 1077951, ST-17101, EMC 1077951, ST-517101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1077951-A1 2 1 and 1077951-B2 1. 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.
