Vinyl pressings
by The Blow Monkeys · 1986
Animal Magic was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, the album's first year, in 14 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.
B̶-̶4̶2̶4̶5̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ B-3401 A-2 III timtomRunout side A, variant 1
B̶-̶4̶2̶4̶5̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶ B-3401 B-2 II TYRunout side B, variant 1
B̶-̶4̶2̶4̶5̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ B-3401 A-2 III timtomRunout side A, variant 2
B̶-̶4̶2̶4̶5̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶ B-3401 B-2 TY 020Runout side B, variant 2
NFL1-8065-A-1 Hw A MASTERDISK I A2Side A runout, variant 1
NFL1-8065-B-1 Hw I MASTERDISK I A1Side B runout, variant 1
NFL1-8065-A-1 MASTERDISK HW I A1KSide A runout, variant 2
NFL1-8065-B-1 MASTERDISK HW I A1MSide B runout, variant 2
PL-70910A Label
PL 70190 A CDDeadwax, SIde A, Etched
PL 70190 B CDDeadwax, SIde B, Etched
PL 70190 ALabel, Side A
PL 70190 BLabel, Side B
PL 70910 A¹ ∙2∙ CRSide A etched, CR stamped in circle
PL 70910 B¹ 2 CRSide B etched, CR stamped in circle
PL-70910-ASide A label
PL-70910-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | RCA TLP-70041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1 7608First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | RCA PL 70910 / RCA Victor PL-70910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20376 / RCA Victor PL 70910First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | RCA PL 70910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1 7608First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Philippines | RCA PL 70910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | RCA PL 70910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | South Africa | RCA ML 4855First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-70910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK & Europe | RCA PL 70910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | RCA AFL1-5899LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSRCA 73173 / RCA LSRCA 73173First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | RCA Victor NFL1-8065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | RCA RPL-8343First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | BMG BMGCAT589LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of Animal Magic are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1986 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK & Europe, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is RCA PL 70910.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 70910, NFL1-8065, RPL-8343, TLP-70041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B̶-̶4̶2̶4̶5̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ B-3401 A-2 III timtom and B̶-̶4̶2̶4̶5̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶ B-3401 B-2 II TY. 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.
