Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1987
Platoon was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 15 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-A-876315 A 1-2 SPAR B-26909-A △15947 O- ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (SRC Logo)Side A Variant 1
ST-A-876316 A 1-2 SPAR B-26910-A △15947-X O- ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (SRC Logo)Side B Variant 1
ST-A-876315 A 1-1 Atlantic Studios DK SP LogoSide A Variant 2
ST-A-876316-A 1-1 Atlantic Studios DK SP LogoSide B Variant 2
ST-A-876315 A 1-2 SP-AR B-26909-A △15947 0-Side A etched
ST-A-876316-A 1-2 SP-AR B-26910-A △15947-X 0-Side B etched
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRC [Specialty Records Corporation logo]Side A & B stamped
ST-A-876315-ARSide A label
78∙17421∙A JW CRSide A runout etched, CR stamped in circle
78∙17421∙B JW CRSide B runout etched, CR stamped in circle
ST-A-876315Side A label
ST-A-876316Side B label
P-13485-1Side A
P-13485-2Side B
R/S Alsdorf 781742-1-A JK DA-side, stamped, etched
R/S Alsdorf 781742-1-B JK 31B-side, stamped, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | Atlantic 81742-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.0014 / Atlantic 30.181First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic A1 81742LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1987 | France | Atlantic 781742-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Greece | Atlantic 781742-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Greece | Atlantic 781742-1First yearLP, Album, Compilation, White Label | LP, Album, Compilation, White Label |
| 1987 | Greece | Atlantic 781742-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Italy | Atlantic 781742-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Mexico | WEA LWA 6596First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1987 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9859First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | South Korea | Atlantic 81742-1 / Atlantic OLW-480First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1987 | Spain | Atlantic 781 742-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic 81742-1 / Atlantic 7 81742-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic A1-81742 / Atlantic 7 A1-81742LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic 81742-1 / Atlantic 7 81742-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic 781 742-1 / Atlantic WX 95LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Platoon are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Canada, Portugal, Japan and more. One of them is Atlantic 81742-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81742-1, 78 17421, 1591581, P-13485) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-876315 A 1-2 SPAR B-26909-A △15947 O- ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (SRC Logo) and ST-A-876316 A 1-2 SPAR B-26910-A △15947-X O- ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (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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