US
1983- Label and catalog number
- Cotillion 7-99855
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo · AR
Vinyl pressings
by Stacy Lattisaw · 1983
Miracles 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.
10 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 6 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-CO-44992-2 MASTERDISK SRCRunout A, etched apart from company stamps
ST-CO-44993-I I-I SRCRunout B, etched apart from company stamp
ST-CO-4492 SPLabel A
ST-CO-4493 SPLabel B
ST-CO-44992-3 MASTERDISK R-11485-3 SLM △4677 1-1Runout A, etched apart from company stamps
ST-CO-44993-3 R-114 86-3 SLM △4677-X 1-1Runout B, etched apart from company stamp
ST-CO-44992-ARLabel A
ST-CO-44992-ARLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Cotillion 7-99855First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Brazil | Cotillion 10.173First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Cotillion PROA 98557First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Jamaica | Cotillion 7-99855First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Cotillion 7-99821First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Cotillion 7-99855First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Cotillion 7-99855First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Cotillion 7-99855First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Cotillion 7-99855First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Cotillion 7-99855First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Miracles are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Australia, Brazil, Jamaica and more. One of them is Cotillion 7-99855.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-99855, 10.173, 7-99821, PROA 98557) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.