Vinyl pressings
by Bauhaus · 1982
Ziggy Stardust 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.
13 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 6 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.
BEG 83 T A1 LB F/ W-LSide A runout, etched, variant 1
BEG 83 T B-1 W-L W F/2Side B runout, etched, variant 1
BEG 83 T A1 LB W-LSide A runout, etched, variant 2
BEG 83 T B-1 W-L N1T1Side B runout, etched, variant 2
BEG 83 T B1 TMSide B
BEG 83 T B1 TMSide B
BEG 83 T A1 LB W-LSide A runout, variant 2
BEG 83 T B-1 W-LSide B runout, variant 2
BEG 83 A 2 ARUN W-L F/ISide A runout, variant 1
BEG 83 AA1 Airs and graces W-L F/ISide B runout, variant 1
BEG 83 A 2 ARUN W-L F/ISide A runout, variant 2
BEG 83 AA1 Airs and graces W-L F/3Side B runout, variant 2
BEG 83 A2 F/I 7-M W-47 RDSide A runout, variant 1
BEG 83 AA1 AIRS AND GRACES F/3 7-M W-7 KDSide B runout, variant 1
ARUN BEG 83 A2 F/1 W-L W-37Side A runout, variant 3
BEG 83 AA1 AIRS AND GRACES F/1 W-L W-44Side B runout, variant 3
BEG 83 A2 F/1 W-L W66 ARUNSide A runout
BEG 83 AA1 AIRS AND GRACES LB F/3 W-L W-18Side AA runout
BEG 83 A 2 ARUN W-L F/I DAMONTRunout (etched) Side A Variant 1
BEG-83-B MT DAMONTRunout (etched) Side AA Variant 1
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 | Australia | Beggars Banquet POW 0110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Greece | 4AD BEG 83 / Beggars Banquet BEG 83First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Ireland | Beggars Banquet BEG 83First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Beggars Banquet 151090First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Beggars Banquet BEG 83 TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 83First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 83First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 83First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 83First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 83First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 83TFirst year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 83TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 83TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 83T12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Ziggy Stardust are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia, Greece, Ireland and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEG 83T, released October 5, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEG 83T, BEG 83, POW 0110, 151090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BEG 83 T A1 LB F/ W-L and BEG 83 T B-1 W-L W F/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.
