Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1986
Playing For Keeps 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.
10 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 9 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.
STA 866091-BDMM-37-2Side A runout etched, variant 0
STA 866092-BDMM-38-3Side B runout etched, variant 0
STA-866091-BDMM SP 1-4Side A runout etched, variant 1
STA-866092-BDMM SP 1-3Side B runout etched, variant 1
2406371-A1Side A
2406371-B1Side B
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 | Argentina | EMI 58476First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO.240637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 16781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone 064 24 0637 1 / EMI 064 24 0637 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Parlophone 062-2406371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Parlophone 062-2406371LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Italy | Parlophone 64 2406371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | EMI EMS-91211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | EMI EMS-91211First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | Parlophone PCS 7306First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81678-1-E / Atlantic 7 81678-1-EFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Playing For Keeps are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 81678-1-E.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81678-1-E, PCS 7306, 58476, PCSO.240637) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA 866091-BDMM-37-2 and STA 866092-BDMM-38-3. 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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