Vinyl pressings
by Tracy Chapman · 1989
Crossroads 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.
26 pressings came out in 1989, 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-E-60888ADMM-3 MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1 dGRunout side A, etched
ST-E-60888BDMM-3 MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1Runout side B, etched
ST-E-60888-A-SPLabel side A
ST-E-60888-B-SPLabel side B
STE-60888-A-1A G1 RM A5Side A Etched
STE-60888B-1A G1 (T) RM A6Side B Etched
ST-E-60888A DMM-3 SP1-1 MASTERDISK DMM B dGSide A runout
ST-E-60888B DMM-3 MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1Side B runout
ST-E-60888-A-SPSide A label
ST-E-60888-B-SPSide 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 | Unknown | Elektra 9 60888-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Argentina | Elektra 80162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | Elektra 60888-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Elektra 670.9076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Elektra 96 08881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Elektra 96 08881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Colombia | Elektra 23(4031)00093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Elektra 960 888-1 / Elektra EKT 61First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Elektra 960 888-1 / Elektra EKT 61First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | Elektra 66 223 9LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1989 | Greece | Elektra 960888-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | Elektra 960888-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Hungary | Gong SLPXL 37342 / Elektra SLPXL 37342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Israel | Elektra 60888-1 / Elektra 960888-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Israel | Elektra 960888-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ecuador | Elektra LP-85031LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Bolivia | WEA WL-1086LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Kenya | WEA 60888-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Crossroads are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Elektra 60888-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60888-1, 9 E1-60888, 9 60888-1, EKT 61) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-E-60888ADMM-3 MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1 dG and ST-E-60888BDMM-3 MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1. 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.
