Vinyl pressings
by Sly Fox · 1985
Let's Go All The Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-1-12367 G-4 SRC SPAR Mastered By Capitol 0- △11823 B-22828-G42 SPAR Mastered By Capitol 0- △11823 B-22828-G42Side A Etched
ST-2-12367 G-3 ɑ B-22829-G3 Mastered By Capitol △11823-X 1-1Side B Etched
Side A Label (ST-1-12367)Side A Label Etched
Side B Label (ST-2-12367)Side B Label Etched
ST-1-12367 G-3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-22828-G3 △11823 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ESide A runout
ST-2-12367 G-3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-22829-G3 △11823-X 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ESide B runout
Side A Label (ST-1-12367)Side A Label
(Side B Label (ST-2-12367)Side B Label
ST-1-12365-Z2 SP 1-2 0 STERLING [Stamped] IT [Circled]Side A Runout Variant 1
ST-2-12365 G-4 1-1 0 SRC [Stamped Logo] MASTERED BY CAPITOL [Stamped]Side B Runout Variant 1
ST-1-12367-Z1 #2 SP 0-2 0 STERLING [Stamped] IT [Circled]Side A Runout Variant 2
ST-2-12367 G-4 1-1 0 SRC [Stamped Logo] MASTERED BY CAPITOL [Stamped]Side B Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | EMI 81 2402911 / EMI 158421First yearLP | LP |
| 1985 | Argentina | EMI 81 2402911 / EMI 158421First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-240291First yearLP | LP |
| 1985 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-240291First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12367First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-512367LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-24 0291 1 / Capitol Records 064-24 0291 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81760First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81760First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Portugal | Valentim De Carvalho 2402911First yearLP | LP |
| 1985 | UK | Capitol Records EST 2015 / Capitol Records 24 0291 1First yearLP | LP |
| 1985 | US | Capitol Records ST-512367First yearLP | LP |
| 1985 | US | Capitol Records ST-12367First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Capitol Records ST-512367LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | Capitol Records St-12367First yearLP | LP |
20 vinyl pressings of Let's Go All The Way are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12367, released December 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12367, ST-512367, St-12367, EST 2015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12367 G-4 SRC SPAR Mastered By Capitol 0- △11823 B-22828-G42 SPAR Mastered By Capitol 0- △11823 B-22828-G42 and ST-2-12367 G-3 ɑ B-22829-G3 Mastered By Capitol △11823-X 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.
