Vinyl pressings
by Stacy Lattisaw · 1980
Let Me Be Your Angel was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 16 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-CTN-804453-E SP 0-1 SMI-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout A
ST-CTN-804454-A SP 0-1 SM 3-2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout B
ST-CTN-804453-SPLabel A
ST-CTN-804454-SPLabel B
ST-CTN-804453-E ✓ B = 14898 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A Runout
ST-CTN-804454-A ✓ B - 14899 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side B Runout
ST-CTN-804453-ARSide A Label
ST-CTN-804454-ARSide B Label
ST-CTN-804453-E SP 0-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side One Runout Groove etched/stamped
ST-CTN-804454-C SP 0-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.KSide Two Runout Groove etched/stamped
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.KStamped booth sides
ST-CTN-804453-PRSide One Label
ST-CTN-804453-E SP 0-1 SMI-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout A
ST-CTN-804454-A SP 0-1 SM 3-2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout B
ST-CTN-804453-SPLabel A
ST-CTN-804454-SPLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Cotillion 208847First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | Cotillion SD 5219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Cotillion SD 5219First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Cotillion XSD 5219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Cotillion COT 50 710First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Cotillion COT 50710First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Cotillion COT 50710First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Cotillion 50710First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Cotillion 50710LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Italy | Cotillion COT 50710First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Cotillion P-10940UFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Cotillion P-10940UFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Cotillion COT 50710First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Cotillion ATC 9754 / Cotillion SD 5219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Cotillion S 90.280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Cotillion SD 5219LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
23 vinyl pressings of Let Me Be Your Angel are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Cotillion SD 5219.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 5219, K 50710, XSD 5219, COT 50 710) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-CTN-804453-E SP 0-1 SMI-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. and ST-CTN-804454-A SP 0-1 SM 3-2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.. 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.
