Vinyl pressings
by Steve Winwood · 1988
Roll With It was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 25 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.
V 2532 A-1U-1-1- TOWNHOUSE DMMA-side runout, variant 1
V 2532 B-2U-1-1- TOWNHOUSE DMMB-side Runout, variant 1
V 2532 A-2U-1-3 TOWNHOUSE DMM DA-side runout, variant 2
V 2532 B-2U-1-1- TOWNHOUSE DMM DB-side runout, variant 2
ST VR 886955 A DMM SP 1-1 STERLING TJRunout side A, variant 1
ST VR 886956 A DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-3Runout side B, variant 1
ST VR 886955 A DMM SP 1-1 STERLING TJRunout side A, variant 2
ST VR 886956 A DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-4Runout side B, variant 2
B-31635-A-DMM ST VR 886955 A DMM SP1-2 SPAR STERLING 0- △21051A Side Etch, variant 1
B-31636-A-DMM ST VR 886956 A DMM SPAR STERLING SP1-2 0- △21051-XB Side Etch, variant 1
B-31635-A-DMM ST VR 886955 A DMM SP1-2 SPAR STERLING TJ -1 0- △21051A Side Etch, variant 2
B-31636-A-DMM ST VR 886956 A DMM SPAR STERLING TJ -1 //SP1-2 0- △21051-XB Side Etch, variant 2
ST VR 886955 A DMM SP1-3 STERLING -1Runout, etched, side A
ST VR 886956 A¹ DMM STERLING -1 SP1-3Runout, etched, side B
ST-VR-886955Label, side A
ST-VR-886956Label, side B
ST-VR-886955A Side Label
ST-VR-886956B Side Label
ST VR 886955 A DMM SP 1-1 STERLING TJA Side Etch
ST VR 886956 A DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-3B Side Etch
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Virgin TLP-90130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australasia | Virgin V2532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australasia | Virgin V2532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Virgin 140.8044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Virgin VL 2532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Virgin VL 2532First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Virgin VL 2532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Costa Rica | RCA Victor 1050074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ecuador | RCA 923-1152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Virgin 209 165-630 / Virgin 209 165First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Virgin 209 165-630 / Virgin 209 165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | France | Virgin 125321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Germany | Virgin 60 045 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Virgin 36 317-6LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1988 | Greece | Virgin VG 50373First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Europe | Simply Vinyl SVLP 280LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2000 | Europe | Simply Vinyl SVLP 280LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Virgin 00602557237191 / Virgin 5723719LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Roll With It are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1988 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Colombia, Mexico and more. One of them is Virgin V2532, released June 21, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2532, 7 90946-1, LAE-812, TLP-90130) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2532 A-1U-1-1- TOWNHOUSE DMM and V 2532 B-2U-1-1- TOWNHOUSE DMM. 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.
