Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1983
Flashdance 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.
80 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 39 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.
422-811-492-1A PRC-R 4-2-3-2A Side Etched
422-811-492-BS-PRCR-3B Side Etched
Mastered At Allen Zentz L.A., Calif.Stamped Both Sides
422–811–492–AS PRC-R ̶R̶ ̶ ❀ 2–1–2 MASTERED BY ALLEN ZENTZ, L.A., CALIF.Side A runout
422–811–492–1–BS PRCR–2–1–23 MASTERED BY ALLEN ZENTZ, L.A., CALIF.Side B runout
422–811–492–1-AS PRC-R ̶R̶ ̶ ❀ 2–1-1–2 MASTERED BY ALLEN ZENTZ, L.A., CALIF.Runout A
422–811–492–1–BS PRC-R1-1–2 PRC ̶C̶ ̶ - 2 MASTERED BY ALLEN ZENTZ, L.A., CALIF.Runout B
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Stamped (Both Sides)
A- ↔ 422-811-492-1-AS H ❀Side A Etched (Variant 1)
A-6 ↔ 422-811-492-1-BS H ❀Side B Etched (Variant 1)
A- ↔ 422-811-492-1-AS H ❀Side A Etched (Variant 2)
422-811-492-1-AS A ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.A-3 <-->A runout
422-811-492-1-BS HRM 2 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. C-2- <-->B runout
422-811-492-1-AS-PRC-R1 2-1-2Etched, Side 1
422-811-492-1-BS-PRC-R1-1-2 PRCC-1Etched, Side 2
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Stamped, Sides 1 & 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 | Argentina | Casablanca 811492-1 / Casablanca 27004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australasia | Casablanca 811 492-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australasia | Casablanca 811 492-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australasia | Casablanca 811 492-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Austria | Casablanca 46 952 / Casablanca 46 952 8LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Bolivia | Casablanca HL|CBL - 31-21 / Casablanca HL/CBL-31-21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Casablanca 81149214 / Casablanca 811 492-1 4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11434First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11434First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11434First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11434First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7278First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Casablanca 811492-1 M1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | Casablanca 811492-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Brazil | Globo Polydor 811.492-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11434LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Casablanca 811492-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | Chade Records CH-1028LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | 金聲音響股份有限公司 811 492-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Casablanca PRICE 111 / Phonogram 811 492-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Casablanca PRICE 111LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
107 vinyl pressings of Flashdance are listed here, from 42 countries, released between 1983 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Netherlands, Argentina and more. One of them is Casablanca 422-811 492-1 M-1, released April 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 422-811 492-1 M-1, 422-811 492-1 M1, 811492-1 M-1, 811 492-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 422-811-492-1A PRC-R 4-2-3-2 and 422-811-492-BS-PRCR-3. 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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