Vinyl pressings
by Tom Browne · 1981
Yours Truly was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 6 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 q GRP 5507 SA P1A Side Run Out, Stamped, Hand Etched
STERLING q GRP 5507 SB P1B Side Run Out, Stamped, Hand Etched
GRP 5507 SAA Side Label
GRP 5507 SBB Side Label
GRP 5507 SAA Side Label
GRP 5507 SBB Side Label
A-1 <—> GRP 5507 SA HRM1Side A, etched
B-1 <—> GRP 5507 SB HRM2Side B, etched
STERLINGBoth sides, stamped
GRP 5507 SA TV1 HUB STERLINGRunout side A
GRP 5507 SB TV1 HUB STERLINGRunout side B
GRP 5507 A//1▽ETO 11 5 BILBO TA1PESide A runout stamped/etched
GRP 5507 B//1▽ETO 1 1 BILBO TA1PESide B runout stamped/etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Arista GRP GRP 5507 / Arista GRP 5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Arista 25RS-152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Arista 204.354 / Arista GRP 204 354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Philippines | Arista AR-1085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Arista GRP GRP 5507First yearLP, Advance, Album | LP, Advance, Album |
| 1981 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5507LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | UK | Arista GRP GRP 5507First yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | Brazil | Arista 6328 410LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Arista 25RS-152LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Yours Truly are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Arista GRP GRP 5507.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GRP 5507, 25RS-152, 204.354, AR-1085) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING q GRP 5507 SA P1 and STERLING q GRP 5507 SB P1. 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.
