Vinyl pressings
by Steve Miller Band · 1983
Live! 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.
23 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 19 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-1-12263 F-4 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A runout, "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped
ST-2-12263 F-4 ̶#̶2̶ #4 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B runout, "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped
ST1-12263Side A label
ST2-12263Side B label
ST-1-12263-1A B 01G PSide A - Etched
ST 2-12263-1CSide B - Stamped
PSide B - Etched
ST-1-12263 F-2 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0Side A runout [etched/stamped]
ST-2-12263 F-2 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0Side B runout [etched/stamped]
ST1-12263Side A label
ST2-12263Side B label
MERL 18A // 1 ▽420W 11 2 PP.Runout side A, variant 1
MERL 18B // 1 ▽420W 111 2 PP.Runout side B, variant 1
MERL 18A // 1 ▽420W 18 I TP·Runout side A, variant 2
MERL 18B // 1 ▽420W 18 I TP·Runout side B, variant 2
27003-A-2S
27003-B-2S
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 | Argentina | Mercury 811020-1-A / Mercury 811020-1-BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australasia | Mercury 811 020-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Brazil | Mercury 811 020-1 1 / Mercury 8110 2011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 512263LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ecuador | Mercury LP-70036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Mercury 811 020-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 811 020-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 811 020-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Not On Label 811 020-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Greece | Mercury 811020-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Mercury 811020-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Israel | Mercury 811 020-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Mercury 811 020-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Germany | Arcade 88.02.0018LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | Mercury Y-MER-8110201.6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Live! are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1983 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Argentina, Australasia and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12263.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12263, ST-512263, MERL 18, 811020-1-A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12263 F-4 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally and ST-2-12263 F-4 ̶#̶2̶ #4 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally. 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.
