Vinyl pressings
by Al B. Sure! · 1988
In Effect Mode 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.
7 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 6 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.
1-25662-A-RE1-SR2 CSB♪♪ SRCVar. 1: side A runout etched, except SRC
1-25662-B-RE1-SR2 1-2 SRCVar. 1: side B runout etched, except SRC
1-25662-A-RE1-SR1 CSB♪♪ SRCVar. 2: side A runout etched, except SRC
1-25662-REI-B-SR3 1-1 SRCVar. 2: side B runout etched, except SRC
1-25662-A-RE1-SH2 [Allied 'a' logo] B-30825-RE1-SH2 △20161 1-1 CSB ♪♪Side A runout
1-25662-B-RE1-SH2 [Allied 'a' logo] B-30826-RE1-SH2 △20161-X 1-1Side B runout
670.0116-ALabel side A
670.0116-BLabel side B
R/S Alsdorf 925662-1-A H 9Runout side A
R/S Alsdorf 925662-1-B H 10Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 56621First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1 25662 / Uptown Records CRC CRLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WX 173 / Warner Bros. Records 925 662-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records 25662First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 1-25662 / Warner Bros. Records 9 25662-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25662 / Warner Bros. Records 9 25662-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records W1-25662LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25662 / Warner Bros. Records 9 25662-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25662 / Uptown Records 1-25662LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.0116 / Warner Bros. Records 00386First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.0116 / Warner Bros. Records 00386LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of In Effect Mode are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Brazil, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1-25662.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25662, 670.0116, 92 56621, WX 173) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25662-A-RE1-SR2 CSB♪♪ SRC and 1-25662-B-RE1-SR2 1-2 SRC. 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.
