Vinyl pressings
by America · 1982
View From The Ground was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 24 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-1-12209 F-2 #4 (202-C) ---◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout A; variant 1
ST-2-12209 F-3 ---◁ (202-C) MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout B; variant 1
ST-1-12209 F-2 #2 (202-C) ---◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout A; variant 2
ST-2-12209 F-2 #3 ---◁ (202-C) MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout B; variant 2
ST-1-12209 F-5 (202-C) ✲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout (variant 1)
ST-2-12209 F-5 (202-C) ✲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout (variant 1)
ST-1-12209 F-4 • (202-C) ✲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout (variant 2)
ST-1-12209 F-5 • (202-C) ✲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout (variant 2)
ST-1-12209 F-1 (202-C) Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL OA side runout, variant 1
ST-2-12209 F-1 (202-C) Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL OB side runout, variant 1
ST-1-12209 F-1 #1 (202-C) Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL OA side runout, variant 2
ST-2-12209 F-1 #1 (202-C) Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL OB side runout, variant 2
EST 1 12209 -1-1-1-Side A
EST 2 12209 -1-1-1-Side B
[Capitol logo] ST-12209-A JWSide A, variant 1
[Capitol logo] ST-12209-B JWSide B, variant 1
[Capitol logo] ST-12209-ASide A, variant 2
[Capitol logo] ST-12209-B J.W.Side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | Capitol Records 8092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Capitol Records ST.12209First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 400111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 512209LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Colombia | Codiscos 22000411First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-400111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Capitol Records 2C 068-400111 / Capitol Records 2C 068-400.111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Capitol Records 14C 062-4001111LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Greece | Capitol Records 14C 062 4001111 / Capitol Records 062-4001111First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1982 | India | Capitol Records ST 12209First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 064-57022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM 1077 / Capitol Records 33C 062 400111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 064-400111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 12209First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Capitol Records 54 4001111LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
38 vinyl pressings of View From The Ground are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1982 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Canada, Israel and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12209.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12209, EST 12209, 8092, ST.12209) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12209 F-2 #4 (202-C) ---◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally and ST-2-12209 F-3 ---◁ (202-C) MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally. 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.
