Vinyl pressings
by The Motels · 1983
Little Robbers was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 20 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-1-12288-21 #1 TML-M SLM △5219 1-1 0Runout side A, variant 1
ST-2-12288-22 #2 TML-M SLM △5219-X 1-2 0Runout side B, variant 1
ST-1-12288-Z1 #2 TML-M SLM △ 5219 1-2 0Runout side A, variant 2
ST-2-12288-Z6 #1 TML-M SLM △ 5219-X 1-1 0Runout side B, variant 2
ST-1-12288-23 #2 SLM △5219 TML-M —<Side A runout, Variant 1
ST-2-12288-23 SLM △5219-X TML-S —<Side B runout, Variant 1
ST-1-12288-Z6 SLM △5219 1-1 —< TML-MSide A runout, Variant 2
ST-1-12288-Z10 SLM △5219-X 1-1 TML-M —<Side B runout, Variant 2
ST2-12288 1S 5 3-YSide 1
ST2-12288 1S 5Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | Capitol Records 81-7122881 8184 / EMI 81-7122881 8184First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-12288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-12288First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 712288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-512288LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064 7122881First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records 7122881First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Capitol Records 062-7122881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Capitol Records 062-7122881First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1983 | Italy | Capitol Records 64 7122881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-1178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-12288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Philippines | Capitol Records ST-12288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Capitol Records ST-12288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 038-15 7631 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of Little Robbers are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1983 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Japan, South Korea and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12288.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12288, EST 7122881, ECS-81617, 31C 064 712288) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12288-21 #1 TML-M SLM △5219 1-1 0 and ST-2-12288-22 #2 TML-M SLM △5219-X 1-2 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.
