Vinyl pressings
by Survivor · 1984
Vital Signs was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. 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 1984, the album's first year, in 18 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.
PAL 39578 1D P TML-M 4Side A runout, variant 1
PBL 39578 1C P TML-X 0Side B runout, variant 1
PAL 39578-1C TML X PSide A runout, variant 2
PBL 39578 1D TML-M I A PSide B runout, [stamped I A] variant 2
PAL 39578-1B TML-M D G1 B4Runout side A, variant 1
PBL 39578 21-A TML-X G1 A5Runout side B, variant 1
PAL 39578-1B TML-M D G1 G2Runout side A, variant 2
PBL 39578 1-A TML-X D G1 B34Runout side B, variant 2
AL-39578-1A-2HZ: DM-1Runout side A
BL-39578-1B2HZ: DM-2Runout side B
AL 39578Label side A
BL 39578Label side B
C25Y0107-A1 〄CS 1 A 4A-Side Runout
C25Y0107-B1 〄CS 1 A 4B-Side Runout
C25Y0107-AA-Side Label
C25Y0107-BB-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Argentina | CBS 20.673First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | Epic 144.838 / Epic 144838First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Colombia | Epic 19041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Colombia | Epic 19041First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Costa Rica | Epic 1033222First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Scotti Bros. Records SCT 26126 / Scotti Bros. Records 26126First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records 260·14·030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records INT 147.320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | Epic SCT 26126First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | Japan | Scotti Bros. Records C25Y0107First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17463First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Mexico | Epic LNS17463First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Philippines | Scotti Bros. Records C25Y0107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Portugal | Scotti Bros. Records 26126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | South Africa | Scotti Bros. Records KSF 3017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Germany | Yellow Label SPV 266561 LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
26 vinyl pressings of Vital Signs are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1984 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Scotti Bros. Records FZ 39578, released September 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FZ 39578, SCT 26126, C25Y0107, 20.673) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 39578 1D P TML-M 4 and PBL 39578 1C P TML-X 0. 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.
