Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Nicks · 1989
The Other Side Of The Mirror was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year, in 17 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-MR 897377-ESide A runout variant 1
ST - MR 897378-ASide B runout variant 1
ST-MR-897377-E 1-1 sf SRCSide A runout variant 2
ST-MR-897378-A 1-1 sf SRCSide B runout variant 2
EMD 1008 A-2U-1-Variant 1: Runout Side A Stamped
EMD 10089 B-1U-1-1Variant 1: Runout Side B Stamped
EMD 1008 A-2U-1-2Variant 2: Runout Side A
EMD 10089 B-1U-1-1Variant 2: Runout Side B
ST-MR-897377-E 1-2 SP-CAN 79 12451-A (SRC logo)A side
ST-MR-897378-A 1-2 SP-CAN 79 12451-B (SRC logo)B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | EMI 58609 / EMI 58.609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | EMI EMC 792542First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1989 | Brazil | Modern Records 066 792542 1 / EMI 066 792542 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Modern Records 79 12451First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Canada | Modern Records A1 91245LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Europe | EMI 79 2542 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | EMI 064-79 2542 1 / Modern Records 064-79 2542 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Modern Records 064-7 92542 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Modern Records 63 822 1 / EMI Electrola 064-79 2542LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | France | Modern Records 64 7925421LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | France & Benelux | EMI 064-79 2542 1 / Modern Records 064-79 2542 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | Modern Records 32 944-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Greece | EMI 062-7925421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Guatemala | Atlantic 91254-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | Modern Records 64 7925421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | India | His Master's Voice EMD 1008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Modern Records 91245-1 / Simply Vinyl SVLP 236LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2000 | US | Modern Records 91245-1 / Simply Vinyl SVLP 236LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
27 vinyl pressings of The Other Side Of The Mirror are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1989 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Modern Records 91245-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 91245-1, EMD 1008, 58609, EMC 792542) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-MR 897377-E and ST - MR 897378-A. 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.
