Vinyl pressings
by Taylor Dayne · 1989
Can't Fight Fate 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.
15 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 13 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.
STERLING DMM gc AL-8581-SA-SR1 DMM SP1-1Runout, Etched, Side A
STERLING DMM gc AL-8581-SB-SR1 DMM SP1-1Runout, Etched, Side B
AL-8581-SALabel, Side A
AL-8581-SBLabel, Side B
AL 8581-SA-SR1 SP1-4 DMM Sterling DMM gcRunout, Etched, Side A
SP1-4 AL-8581-SB-SR1 DMM Sterling DMM gcRunout, Etched, Side B
AL-8581-SALabel, Side A
AL-8581-SBLabel, Side B
LAE. 897. A XII-16-89- TBAEtched side A
LAE. 897. B XII-16-89- TBAEtched side B
AL 8581. A.Label, Side A
AL 8581.B.Label, Side B
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 | Arista TLP-90218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australasia | Arista AL-8581 / Arista AL 8581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australasia | Arista AL 8581First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1989 | Brazil | Arista 150.8047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Arista AL-8581LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Canada | Arista AL- 8581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Costa Rica | Arista 1003039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Arista 210 321First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Hungary | Arista SLPXL 37454First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1989 | Israel | Arista 210 321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Arista 210 321 5CFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Arista AL-8581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Arista AL-8581LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | US | Arista AL-8581LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | US | Arista AL-8581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Colombia | Arista 28(0131)00027LP | LP |
| 1990 | South Korea | Arista SAPR-078LP | LP |
20 vinyl pressings of Can't Fight Fate are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Mexico, Argentina, Australasia and more. One of them is Arista AL-8581.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL-8581, LAE 897, TLP-90218, 150.8047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING DMM gc AL-8581-SA-SR1 DMM SP1-1 and STERLING DMM gc AL-8581-SB-SR1 DMM SP1-1. 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.
