Vinyl pressings
by All About Eve · 1988
Every Angel 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, in 3 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.
EVEN- 7̶0̶ 710 - A LYN - 20298 . z . ① JA ESide A runout, etched
EVEN - 710 - B LYN - 20299- . z . ① 2Side B runout, etched
EVENX 7 A // 1 ▽ 420 T 1 1 JASide A runout, variant 1
EVENX 7 B //2 1̶̷ ▽ 420 T 1 1 4 JASide B runout, variant 1
EVENX 7 A // 2 ▽ 420 T 1 1 JASide A runout, variant 2
EVENX 7 B // 1 ▽ 420 T 1 1 5 JASide B runout, variant 2
1 EVEN7 A//1∇420T 1 1 JA 1Side A
EVEN7 B//2∇420T 1 1 2 JASide B
EVEN 7 A // 2 ∇ 420T 1 1 4 1 JASide A runout, stamped / etched
EVEN 7 B // 2 ∇ 420T 1 1 4 JASide B runout, stamped / etched
EVEN 7 A / 2 ∇ 420T 1 1 5 1 JAEtching Side A
EVEN 7 B / 1 ∇ 420T 1 1 JAEtching Side B
EVEN 7 A // 1 ∇ 420T 1 1 JASide A [stamped]/etched
EVEN 7 B // 1 ∇ 420T 1 1 JASide B [stamped]/etched
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 | Vertigo DJV 280First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Mercury 870 280-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | Mercury EVENXDJ 7First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Mercury PRO 59012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | UK | Mercury EVEN 710 / Mercury 870 280-0First year10", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 10", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 1988 | UK | Mercury EVENX 7 / Phonogram 870 280-1First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Mercury EVEN 7 / Mercury 870 280-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | Mercury EVENG 7 / Mercury 870 280-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition |
| 1988 | UK | Mercury EVEN 7 / Phonogram 870 280-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Mercury EVEN 7 / Phonogram 870 280-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Every Angel are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, Netherlands, Canada. One of them is Mercury EVEN 710, released March 28, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EVEN 710, EVENX 7, EVEN 7, EVENG 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EVEN- 7̶0̶ 710 - A LYN - 20298 . z . ① JA E and EVEN - 710 - B LYN - 20299- . z . ① 2. 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.
