Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1988
Cocktail 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.
24 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 16 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 60806 A-2 1-1 Precision [SRC Logo]Side A runout
ST-E-60806 B-2 1-1 Precision [SRC Logo]Side B runout
ST-E-60806-A-SPSide A label
ST-E-60806-B-SPSide B label
ST-E 60806 A-2 1-2 SP-AR Precision ∆21557 0- [SRC logo] B-32050-2Side A runout etched; [SRC logo] stamped
ST-E-60806 B-2 1-2 SP-AR Precision ∆21557-X 0- [SRC logo] B-32051-2Side B runout etched; [SRC logo] stamped
ST-E-60806-A-ARSide A label
ST-E-60806-B-ARSide B label
ST-E 60806 A-2 1-1 Precision [SRC logo]Variant 1, Side A runout etched; [SRC logo] stamped
ST-E-60806 B-2 1-1 Precision [SRC logo]Variant 1, Side B runout etched; [SRC logo] stamped
ST-E 60806 A-2 1-1 Precision [SRC logo]Variant 2, Side A runout etched; [SRC logo] stamped
ST-E-60806 B 1 1-1 Precision [SRC logo]Variant 2, Side B runout etched; [SRC logo] stamped
∆21557 o- B-32050-2 ST-E 60806 A-2 1-2 SP-AR PrecisionRunout Side A, etched
o- ∆21557-X B-32051-2 ST-E-60806 B-2 1-2 SP-AR PrecisionRunout Side B, etched
[SRC logo]Runout both sides, stamped
ST-E-60806-A-ARLabel Side A
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 | Elektra 60806-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Bolivia | WEA WL-1052 / WEA WL - 1052First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 08061First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra E1 60806LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | Elektra 960 806-1 / Elektra EKT 54First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Elektra 960 806-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | France | Elektra 7559-60806-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Greece | Elektra 960806-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Greece | Elektra 960806-1LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Greece | Elektra 960806-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Israel | Elektra BAN 960806-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Japan | Elektra 23P1-2301First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Mexico | Elektra LWE-6766First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1988 | Portugal | Elektra 9608061First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6171First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Friday Music FRM-60806LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Friday Music FRM-60808LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
35 vinyl pressings of Cocktail are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1988 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Australia, Bolivia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra 9 60806-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 60806-1, E1 60806, 60806-1, WL-1052) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-E 60806 A-2 1-1 Precision [SRC Logo] and ST-E-60806 B-2 1-1 Precision [SRC Logo]. 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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