Vinyl pressings
by Spandau Ballet · 1984
I'll Fly For You 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.
36 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 9 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.
S P A N X 4 A ̶B̶ // 1 ▽ 4 2 0 C 1 1 3 TYSide A runout
S P A N X 4 B ̶A̶ // 1 ▽ 4 2 0 C 1 8 timtom:cbsSide B runout
SPANX 4-A1Side A label
SPANX 4-A2Side B label
SPAN 4 A1 R timtom-cbs MPOA side runout, variant 1
SPAN 4 B1 R TY MPOB side runout, variant 1
SPAN 4 A1 X TimTom · cbs MPOA side runout, variant 2
SPAN 4 B1 X TY MPOB side runout, variant 2
SPAN 4 A//1∇420 C POLYGRAM IM PA2 timtom:cbs BA-side runout
SPAN 4 B//1∇420 C POLYGRAM IM B PA3 TYB-side runout
SPAN+P+12+4+AA2 CPC+SRTRunout side A
SPAN+P+12-4+A CPC+SRT timtom:cbsRunout side B
SPAN+P+4+A timtom: CBS CPC + SRT BSide A runout, etched
SPAN+P+4+B TY CPC + SRT BSide B runout, etched
SPAN 4 A//1∇420 C 1 1 5 timtom:cbsRunout area side A
SPAN 4 B//2∇420 C 1 2 2 TYRunout area side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | Chrysalis X-14108 / Chrysalis X 14108First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | Chrysalis K 9495 / Chrysalis Span-4First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | Europe | Chrysalis SPAN 4 / Chrysalis 106 806First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Chrysalis 601 475 / Reformation 601 475First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Ireland | Chrysalis SPAN 4 / Reformation SPAN 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Chrysalis X-14108First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K 9495 / Chrysalis Span-4First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | Portugal | Edisom 522215First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Scandinavia | Chrysalis 601 475First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Chrysalis CHS-2812First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Chrysalis CHSC-2812First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | Chrysalis CHS-2812First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Spain | Chrysalis CHSC-2812First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | Chrysalis SPAN 4 / Reformation SPAN 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | Chrysalis SPANP 12 4First year12", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 12", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
39 vinyl pressings of I'll Fly For You are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Japan, Australia & New Zealand, Europe and more. One of them is Chrysalis SPANX 4, released August 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPANX 4, SPAN 4, SPANP 12 4, SPANP 4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S P A N X 4 A ̶B̶ // 1 ▽ 4 2 0 C 1 1 3 TY and S P A N X 4 B ̶A̶ // 1 ▽ 4 2 0 C 1 8 timtom:cbs. 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.
