Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1986
9½ Weeks was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 17 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.
SV-1-12470 F-3 [Allied 'a' logo] B-22621-F3 △11589 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-2 SP0-1 AL-SPSide A runout - var 1
SV-2-12470 F-3 [Allied 'a' logo] B-22622-F3 △11589-X MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-2 SP0-1 AL-SPSide B runout - var 1
SV-1-12470Side A label
SV-2-12470Side B label
SV-1-12470 F-3 [Allied 'a' logo] B-22621-F3 △11589 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-1Side A runout
SV-2-12470 F-3 [Allied 'a' logo] B-22622-F3 △11589-X MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-1Side B runout
SV-1-12470Side A label
SV-2-12470Side B label
EST 2003 A-1-1-1 D 1Side A runout
EST 2003 B-1-1-1 D 1Side B runout
EST 2003 A-1-1-5 DSide A stamped, variant 1
EST 2003 B-1-1-4 DSide B stamped, variant 1
EST 2003 A-1-1-1 1 DSide A stamped, variant 2
EST 2003 B-1-1-1 1 4 DSide B stamped, variant 2
ST 240499ASide 1, Etch
ST 240499B-2Side 2, Etch
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 240499 / Capitol Records ST.240499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 240499First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records SV-12470First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records SV-512470LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records SV-12470First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Capitol Records 038-74 6722 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Europe | Capitol Records 064 24 0499 1 / Capitol Records 1A 064-24 0499 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Capitol Records 038-74 6722 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Capitol Records 064 24 0499 1 / Capitol Records 1A 064-24 0499 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 24 0499 1 / Capitol Records 064 24 0499 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 064 24 0499 1 / EMI 064 24 0499 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 24 0499 1 / Capitol Records 064 24 0499 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Greece | Capitol Records SV-12470 / EMI Greece S.A. 062-2404991First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Greece | Capitol Records 062-2404991First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Israel | Capitol Records SV-12470First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVATM098 / Capitol Records MOVATM098LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records SV-12470LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
35 vinyl pressings of 9½ Weeks are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1986 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records SV-12470.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SV-12470, EST 2003, ST 240499, 31C 064 240499) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SV-1-12470 F-3 [Allied 'a' logo] B-22621-F3 △11589 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-2 SP0-1 AL-SP and SV-2-12470 F-3 [Allied 'a' logo] B-22622-F3 △11589-X MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-2 SP0-1 AL-SP. 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.
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