Vinyl pressings
by All About Eve · 1989
Road To Your Soul 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.
10 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 4 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 10 A-33U-1-Q2Stamped, Side A
EVEN 10 A-3U-1-Q2 Pounda UtopiaRunout stamped/etched side A
EVEN 10 B-1U-1 Q3Stamped, Side B
EVEN 10 B-1U-1 Q2Runout stamped side B
EVEN 10 A-3U-1-Q2 POUNDA UTOPIARunout side A
EVEN 10 B-1U-1 Q3Runout side B
EVENX 10 A-4U-1-1 POUNDA UTOPIASide A runout
EVENX 10 B-1U-1-1Side B runout
EVENX 10 A-4J-1-1 POUNDA UTOPIA.Side A runout, stamped / etched
EVENX 10 B-2U-1-1Side B runout, stamped
EVENX 10 A-5U-1-1 POUNDA UTOPIASide A runout
EVENX 10 B-2U-1-1Side B runout
EVEN 10 A-4U-1-1 POUNDA UTOPIASide A, stamped / etched
EVEN 10 B-3U-1-1Side B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Canada | Vertigo DJV 363First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Germany | Mercury 876 055-1First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Mercury EVENX 10 / Mercury 876 055-1First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1989 | UK | Mercury EVNXP 10 / Mercury 876 171-1First year12", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 12", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 1989 | UK | Mercury EVNDJ 10First year7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Mercury EVENX 10First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1989 | UK | Mercury EVEN 10 / Phonogram 876 054-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Mercury EVEN 10 / Mercury 876 054-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Mercury EVEN 10 / Mercury 876 054-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Mercury 876 054-7 / Mercury EVEN 10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Road To Your Soul are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, Europe, Germany, Canada. One of them is Mercury EVEN 10, released September 18, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EVEN 10, EVENX 10, EVNXP 10, EVNDJ 10) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EVEN 10 A-33U-1-Q2 and EVEN 10 A-3U-1-Q2 Pounda Utopia. 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.
