Vinyl pressings
by Tom Scott · 1983
Target 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.
10 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
ST-A-835273-E ∆5220 B-18520 0-1sml-2Side A Runout, variant 1
ST-A-835274-A B-18521-A ∆5220-X 0-1Side B Runout, variant 1
ST-A-835273-F SLM ∆5220 B-18520 1̶ ̶-̶ ̶2̶ 0-1Side A Runout, variant 2
ST-A-835273-A Q B-18521-A SLM ∆5220-X 1̶ ̶-̶ ̶2̶ 0-1 SM1 • 2Side B Runout, variant 2
ST-A-835273-ARSide One Label
ST-A-835274-ARSide Two Label
ST-A-835273-ARSide One Label
ST-A-835274-ARSide Two Label
R/S Alsdorf 780106-1 A3 43runout side 1
R/S Alsdorf 780106-1 B3 34 Drunout side 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 | Canada | Atlantic 80106-1 / Atlantic 7 80106-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Atlantic 78-0106-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Atlantic 78-0106-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Atlantic 78-0106-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Atlantic P-11425First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Atlantic P-11425First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Atlantic 78-0106-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 78-0106-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 80106-1 / Atlantic 7 80106-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 80106-1 / Atlantic A1 80106LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 80106-1 / Atlantic 7 80106-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic 78 01061LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic 78-0106-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Target are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Canada, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic 80106-1, released October 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80106-1, 78-0106-1, P-11425) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-835273-E ∆5220 B-18520 0-1sml-2 and ST-A-835274-A B-18521-A ∆5220-X 0-1. 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.
