Vinyl pressings
by Alcatrazz · 1985
Disturbing The Peace was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, the album's first year, in 7 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-1-12385-Z4 #4 STERLING 0A side runout, variant 1
ST-2-12385-Z5 #1 STERLING 0B side runout, variant 1
ST-1-12385-Z5 #4 STERLING 0A side runout, variant 2
ST-2-12385-Z4 #2 STERLING 0B side runout, variant 2
EJ 2402991 A-1-1-2Side 1 Stamped
EJ 2402991 B-1-1-1Side 2 Stamped
EJ 2402991 A-1-1-1Side 1 Stamped
EJ 240X2991 B-1-1-1-Side 2 Stamped X is overstamed a 9
ST1-12385 1S 9 5-3Runout, side A
ST2-12385 1S 8Runout, side B
ST1-12385Label, side A
ST2-12385Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 064 24 0299 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Capitol Records 24 0299 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | Capitol Records 062-2402991First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Capitol Records EJ 24 0299 1 / Capitol Records EJ 2402991First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Capitol Records EJ 24 0299 1 / Capitol Records EJ 2402991First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Capitol Records EJ 24 0299 1LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1985 | US | Capitol Records ST-12385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Capitol Records SN 16447 / Capitol Records ST-12385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-91114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-91114First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | The Store For Music SFMVC1201 / The Vinyl Countdown SFMVC1201LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Capitol Records HM 105 / Capitol Records ST-12385LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of Disturbing The Peace are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1985 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12385.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12385, SN 16447, EJ 24 0299 1, ECS-91114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12385-Z4 #4 STERLING 0 and ST-2-12385-Z5 #1 STERLING 0. 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.
