Vinyl pressings
by Ben Watt · 1983
North Marine Drive was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 5 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.
XPARTX 89477 I 49 A M6 340729 2Stamped runout groove side A
XPARTX 89478 I 49 B M6 340730 2Stamped runout groove side B
yPartx 89.477Label side A
yPartx 89.478Label side B
YPARTX 89477 I 40 A M6 340729 2 ƱTOPIA.Side A runout, stamped / etched
YPARTX 89478 I 40 B M6 340730 2 ƱTOPIA.Side B runout, stamped / etched
yPartx 89.477Label side A
yPartx 89.478Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Cherry Red 205.535First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Trio Records AW-25041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Trio Records AW-25041First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Cherry Red MUFP-557 / Music World MUFP-557First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Cherry Red E-30205 / Cherry Red 30.205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Cherry Red bred 40 / Cherry Red b red 40First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Cherry Red bred 40 / Cherry Red b red 40First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Vap 35504-25LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Japan | Vap 35504-25LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Italy | Get Back get635LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2007 | Japan | Imperial Records TEJI-33006 / Cherry Red bred 40LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
11 vinyl pressings of North Marine Drive are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1983 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, France, Japan, New Zealand and more. One of them is Cherry Red bred 40.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use bred 40, 205.535, AW-25041, MUFP-557) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XPARTX 89477 I 49 A M6 340729 2 and XPARTX 89478 I 49 B M6 340730 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.
