Vinyl pressings
by Alexandru Andrieș · 1988
Despre Distanțe 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.
9 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year. 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-NI-03364-1 ASide A runout - stamped (variant 1)
ST-NI-03364-2 ASide B runout - stamped (variant 1)
ST-NI-03364-1 ASide A runout - stamped (variant 2)
ST-NI-03364-2 ASide B runout - stamped (variant 2)
ST-NI-03364-1 ASide A Runout - Stamped (Variant 1)
ST-NI-03364-2ASide B Runout - Stamped (Variant 1)
-2-3Side B Runout - Etched (Variant 1)
ST-NI-03364-1 ASide A Runout - Stamped (Variant 2)
ST-NI-03364-I ASide A runout - variant 1
ST-NI-03364-2ASide B runout - variant 1
ST-NI-03364-1A / -2-Side A runout - variant 2
ST-NI-03364-2A -2-3Side B runout - variant 2
ST-NI-03364-I ASide A Runout - Stamped
ST-NI-03364-2ASide B Runout - Stamped
-2-Side B Runout - Etched
ST-NI-03364-1A /Side A Runout - Stamped (Variant 1)
-2-Side A Runout - Etched (Variant 1)
ST-NI-03364-2ASide B Runout - Stamped (Variant 1)
-2-3Side B Runout - Etched (Variant 1)
ST-NI-03364-1 ASide A Runout - Stamped
ST-NI-03364-2ASide B Runout - Stamped
-2-3Side B Runout - Etched
03364/1Side A Label Matrix
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 | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE-03364 / Electrecord ST-EDE 03364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE-03364 / Electrecord ST-EDE 03364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE-03364 / Electrecord ST-EDE 03364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE 03364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE-03364 / Electrecord ST-EDE 03364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE-03364 / Electrecord ST-EDE 03364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE-03364 / Electrecord ST-EDE 03364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE 03364 / Electrecord ST-EDE-03364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE-03364 / Electrecord ST-EDE 03364LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Romania | Electrecord ST-EDE-03364 / Electrecord ST-EDE 03364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Despre Distanțe are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Romania. One of them is Electrecord ST-EDE-03364.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-EDE-03364, ST-EDE 03364) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-NI-03364-1 A and ST-NI-03364-2 A. 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.
