Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1988
Bagdad Cafe was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ISTA 18 A - 1U - 1 - 1Runout side A, variant 1
ISTA 18 B - 1U - 1 - 1Runout side B, variant 1
ISTA 18 A-1U-1-2 D Townhouse DMMRunout side A, variant 2
ISTA 18 B-1U-1- D Townhouse DMMRunout side B, variant 2
GJ-6002-A-REI 1-2 SRC STERLINGRunout side A
GJ-6002-B-REI 1-1 SRC STERLINGRunout side B
GJ-6002-A-RE1 1-1 STERLING SRCSide A runout
GJ-6002-B-RE1 1-1 STERLING SRCSide B runout
SMX-71445Side A label
SMX-71446Side B label
1595601-A1Runout Side A, stamped
1595601-B1Runout Side B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia & New Zealand | Island Records L 30054 / Island Records ISTA 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Great Jones GJ-6002 / Island Records GJ-6002First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Papagayo 1C 064-1 59560 1First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | Disques Adès 2.109 / Disques Adès 2109First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Island Records VG STA 18 / Island Records ISTA 18First yearLP | LP |
| 1988 | Italy | Island Records ISTAMP 18First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | Island Records 5C 210 624 / Island Records 210624LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | Island Records ISTA 18 / Island Records ZL 71991LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | UK | Island Records ISTA 18First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Great Jones GJ-6002 / Great Jones GJ 6002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Great Jones GJ-6002First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Island Records 8428171LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Bagdad Cafe are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1988 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ISTA 18.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ISTA 18, GJ-6002, L 30054, 1C 064-1 59560 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ISTA 18 A - 1U - 1 - 1 and ISTA 18 B - 1U - 1 - 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.
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