Vinyl pressings
by The Neville Brothers · 1989
Yellow Moon 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.
14 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 9 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.
SPO-5240-A-REI-ESI EMW MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 1
SPO-5240-B-REI-ESI EMW MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 1
SP0-5240-A-RE1-ES1 EMW MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 2
SP0-5240-B-RE1-ES1 EMWSide B runout, variant 2
<PMP> SP-5240-A-G1A G1 (MP) A4Side A runout, etched
<PMP> SP-5240 B-G1A G1 (MP) A6Side B runout, etched
SP-05240-ASide A label
SP-05240-BSide B label
<PMP> SP-5240-A-G1A G1 (MP) A7Side A runout, etched
<PMP> SP-5240 B-G1A G1 (MP) A7Side B runout, etched
SP-05240-ASide A label
SP-05240-BSide B label
AMA 5240 A-1U-1-1Runout side A, stamped
AMA 5240 B-1U-1-1Runout side B, stamped
BILBO TAPEoneRunout side A and B, etched
DMX-71453 WRC2Side A runout
DMX-71454 WRB2Side B runout
SMX-71453 (SP 5240)Side A label
SMX-71454 (SP 5240)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | A&M Records L 30058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Brazil | A&M Records 395.240-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | A&M Records SP-5240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | A&M Records SP 5240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | A&M Records 395 240-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | A&M Records 395 240-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | A&M Records 395 240-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | A&M Records 395 240-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | UK | A&M Records AMA 5240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | A&M Records SP 5240 / A&M Records SP-5240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | A&M Records SP 5240First yearLP | LP |
| 1989 | US | A&M Records SP 5240 / A&M Records SP-5240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | A&M Records SP 5240 / A&M Records SP-5240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Venezuela | A&M Records 500.060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 220981 / A&M Records SP-5240First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | A&M Records B0024113-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Yellow Moon are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1989 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is A&M Records SP 5240.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 5240, AMA 5240, L 30058, 395.240-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPO-5240-A-REI-ESI EMW MASTERDISK and SPO-5240-B-REI-ESI EMW MASTERDISK. 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.
