Vinyl pressings
by Angelo Badalamenti · 1990
Soundtrack From Twin Peaks was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-A3 48Side A runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-B2 5XXX 4Side B runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-AXXXXSide A runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-B2 5Side B runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-A3Side A runout
R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-B̶2̶ 5xxxSide B runout
R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-A3x 35Side A runout, stamped / etched
R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-B̶2̶ 5xxSide B runout, stamped / etched
R / S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-AA Side (stamped)
R / S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-B2 5B Side (stamped)
R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-A3 109Side A runout
R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-B2 5 52Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 7599-26316-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 7599-26316-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 7599-26316-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 7599-26316-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 7599-26316-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.9321 / Warner Bros. Records 01274LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LPNB-7043LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 3057 / Warner Bros. Records 7599-26316-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1705LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7 2034482 / Warner Bros. Records 7599-26316-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | USA & Canada | Death Waltz Recording Company DW50LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 081227940300LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Warner Records 081227940300LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Warner Records 603497848904 / Warner Records RCV1 26316LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Canada | Death Waltz Recording Company DW50 / Death Waltz Recording Company DW50CLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Soundtrack From Twin Peaks are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1990 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Europe. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 7599-26316-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7599-26316-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-A3 48 and R/S Alsdorf 759 926316-1-B2 5XXX 4. 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.
