Vinyl pressings
by Sheila E. · 1984
The Glamorous Life 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.
41 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 18 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.
[SRC logo] 7-29285-BCA-2921-V1-S-SR1 1-Side A runout
[SRC logo] 7-29285-BCA-2921-V2-S-SR1 1-1Side B runout
BCA 2921V1SSide A label
BCA 2921V11SSide B label
△ 6̶̷4̶̷4̶̷7̶̷ 6647 1-1 7-29285-BCA-2921-V1-S-SH1 ɑ R-12731-SH1 SLMSide A Runout, etched; "ɑ" is stamped
7-29285-BCA-2921-V2-S-SH1 R-12732-SH1 SLM △ 6̶̷4̶̷4̶̷8̶̷ 6648 1-1Side B Runout, etched
0-20251A-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19873 SLM 7̶6̶5̶7̶3̶ SLM △7657 1-1Runout side A
0-20251-B C̶A̶2̶9̶2̶1̶-̶V̶I̶ SR1 B-19874-SR1 △7657-X 0- 1-4 SRC SP-ARRunout side B
SPAR I-I SMI-2 0-20251 - B̶C̶A-2̶9̶2̶1̶-̶V̶3̶-SRI [SRC Logo] B-19873-SRI △7657-X 0-Side A
[SRC Logo] △7657-X 0- B-19874-SRI 0-20251-A SRI SPARSide B
7-29285-BCA-2921-VI-S-SR1 SRC
7-29285-BCA-2921-V2-S-SR1 SRC 1
0-20251-B̶C̶A-2̶9̶2̶1̶-̶V̶3̶ SRI I-I [SRC logo]Runout side A, variant 1
0-20251-BC̶A̶-̶2̶9̶2̶1̶-̶V̶I̶ SRI I-I SMI-I [SRC logo]Runout side B, variant 1
[SRC logo] 0-20251-B̶C̶A̶ ̶2̶9̶2̶1̶-̶V̶3̶ SRI \-4Runout side A, variant 2
[SRC logo] 0-20251-B̶C̶A̶ ̶2̶9̶2̶1̶-̶V̶1̶ SRIRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7-29285First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 0-20251First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7-29285First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.264First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 92857First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 02510First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 92857First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92-92857First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 0-20251First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 920 232-0First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 929 285-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Guatemala | Warner Bros. Records 7-29285First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Guatemala | Warner Bros. Records 7-29285First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records W9285First year7" | 7" |
| 1984 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records SWB-169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
43 vinyl pressings of The Glamorous Life are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1984 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 7-29285, released May 2, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-29285, 9 20251-0 A, 9 29285-7, PRO-A-2145) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [SRC logo] 7-29285-BCA-2921-V1-S-SR1 1- and [SRC logo] 7-29285-BCA-2921-V2-S-SR1 1-1. 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.
