Vinyl pressings
by Steve Forbert · 1980
Little Stevie Orbit 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.
17 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
AL-36595-1A-2HZ: DM-2Variant 1 Side A runout etched, final "2" stamped
BL-36595-1A-2HZ: DM-2Variant 1 Side B runout etched, final "2" stamped
AL-36595-1A-2HZ: DM-3Variant 2 Side A runout etched, final "3" stamped
BL-36595-1A-2HZ: DM-4Variant 2 Side B runout etched, final "4" stamped
T1 AL 36595-1C STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
BL 36595-IB STERLING wRunout side B, variant 1
T1 AL 36595-1C STERLING N a T1Runout side A, variant 2
BL 36595-IA 1 STERLING ˄ aRunout side B, variant 2
EPC-S 84501 A3 V[sideways]Side A runout etched, variant 1
EPC-S 84501 B2 10[written vertically]Side B runout etched, variant 1
EPC-S 84501 A3 V[sideways]Side A runout etched, variant 2
EPC-S 84501 B1Side B runout etched, variant 2
AL 36595Side A
AL 36595-IJSide A [Etched]
BL 36595Side B
BL 36595-IJSide B [Etched]
1S AL 36595-IF C1 STERLINGA side runout, var. 1
1S BL 36595-IF A3 STERLINGB side runout, var. 1
1S AL 36595-IF B1 STERLINGA side runout, var. 2
1S BL 36595-IE A2 STERLINGB side runout, var. 2
P AL 36595-IJ C STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
P BL 36595-IA 1 STERLING ^Side B runout, variant 1
P AL 36595-IJ D STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
P BL 36595-IB 1 STERLING GCSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Epic EPC 84501 / Epic 84501First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1980 | Europe | Epic EPC 84501 / Epic 84501First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Epic EPC 84501First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Nemperor Records 25AP 1919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Nemperor Records 25AP 1919First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2564 / Nemperor Records ASF 2564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 84501First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Nemperor Records JZ 36595First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Nemperor Records JZ 36595First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Nemperor Records JZ 36595First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Nemperor Records JZ 36595First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Nemperor Records JZ 36595First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Nemperor Records JZ 36595First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Nemperor Records PZ 36595LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Little Stevie Orbit are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Canada, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is Nemperor Records JZ 36595, released September 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JZ 36595, S EPC 84501, ELPS 4095, EPC 84501) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-36595-1A-2HZ: DM-2 and BL-36595-1A-2HZ: DM-2. 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.
