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Road House - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

by Various Artists · 1989

17 pressings11 countriesSoundtrackPop RockSoulClassic Rock

Road House - The Original Motion Picture… was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Road House - The Original Motion Picture…

13 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 10 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.

US

1989
Label and catalog number
Arista AL-8576
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

AL 8576 SASide A Runout

AL-8576-SB-SP1Side B Runout

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US

1989
Label and catalog number
Arista AL-8576
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

AL 8576 SA SRCRunout A variant 1

AL-8576-SB-SP1 SRCRunout B variant 1

AL 8576 SARunout A variant 2

AL-8576-SB-SP1Runout B variant 2

Full details of this pressing

Australasia

1989
Label and catalog number
Arista AL-8576
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

MX303401 AL8576 MF 1Side A Runout

MX303402 AL8576 MF 2Side B Runout

Full details of this pressing

Australasia

1989
Label and catalog number
Arista AL 8576Arista AL-8576
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

MX303401 AL 8576 MF 1Side A etched

MX303402 AL 8576 MF 2Side B etched

Full details of this pressing

Australia

1989
Label and catalog number
Arista AL-8576
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

mx303401 al8576 mf 1Side A Runout

mx303402 al8576 mf 2Side B Runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 17 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1989AustralasiaArista AL-8576First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1989AustralasiaArista AL 8576 / Arista AL-8576First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1989AustraliaArista AL-8576First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1989BrazilArista 150.8025First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989CanadaArista AL-8576First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989CanadaArista AL-8576LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition
1989GermanyArista AL-8576First yearLPLP
1989GreeceArista 74046 / Arista ARISTA 74046First yearLPLP
1989South AfricaArista AST(L)215First yearLPLP
1989SpainArista 5C 209 948First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989UK & EuropeArista 209 948First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1989UK & EuropeArista 36 408-3First yearLP, Compilation, Special EditionLP, Compilation, Special Edition
1989USArista AL-8576First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1989USArista AL-8576First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990South KoreaSeoul Records SAPR-079 / Arista AL-8576LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2018USVarèse Sarabande 302 067 548 5LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · LimitedLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited
2018USVarèse Sarabande 302 067 548 5 / Arista 302 067 548 5LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. A1Roadhouse Blues4:50
  2. A2Blue Monday2:22
  3. A3I'm Tore Down4:24
  4. A4These Arms Of Mine2:30
  5. A5When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky4:53
  6. B1Rad Gumbo3:28
  7. B2Raising Heaven (In Hell Tonight)4:40
  8. B3A Good Heart4:58
  9. B4Hoochie Coochie Man5:12
  10. B5Cliff's Edge4:02

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Road House - The Original Motion Picture… are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Road House - The Original Motion Picture… are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1989 and 2018.

When was Road House - The Original Motion Picture… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Australasia, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Arista AL-8576.

How do I tell if my copy of Road House - The Original Motion Picture… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL-8576, AL 8576, 150.8025, 74046) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 8576 SA and AL-8576-SB-SP1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Road House - The Original Motion Picture… on vinyl worth?

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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