Vinyl pressings
by Big Country · 1988
Peace In Our Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 14 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.
836 325 1 1Y 1 ℗ 1988 670 07 111Variant 1, side A
836 325 1 2Y 1 ℗ 1988 670 07 11 4Variant 1, side B
836 325 1 1Y1 ℗ 1988 07 11 4Variant 2, side A
836 325 1 2Y1 ℗ 1988 07 11 4Variant 2, side B
MERH 130 A-1U-1-2Runout, side A, variant 1
MERH 130 B-2U-1-2Runout, side B, variant 1
MERH 130 A-1U-1-2Runout, side A, variant 2
MERH 130 B-3U-1-2Runout, side B, variant 2
MERH 130 A-3U-1-1Runout, Side A, stamped, variant 1
MERH 130 B-2U-1-1Runout, Side B, stamped, variant 1
MERH 130 A-2U-1-1Runout, Side A, stamped, variant 2
POUNDA TA1PERunout, Side A, etched, variant 2
B-32305-SH1-DMM △21843 1-1 1-25787-A-SH1 DMM PrecisionSide A runout
B-32306-SH1-DMM △21843-X 1-1 1-25787-B-SH1 DMM PrecisionSide B runout
1-25787-A-SH1 DMM Precision AL-SP B-32305-SH1-DMM △21843 SPO-1Runout side A, variant 1
1-25787-B-SH1 DMM Precision B-32306-SH1-DMM △21843-1 SPO-1Runout side B, variant 1
1-25787-A-SH1 DMM Precision AL-SP B-32305-SH1-DMM △21843 1̷̶̷-̷̶̷2̷̶̷ SPO-1Runout side A, variant 2
1-25787-B-SH1 DMM Precision B-32306-SH1-DMM △21843-X 1̷̶̷-̷̶̷2̷̶̷ SPO-1 AL-SPRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Mercury 29155 / Mercury 836 325-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Argentina | Mercury 29155 / Mercury 836 325-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australasia | Phonogram MERH130 / Mercury 836 325-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Mercury 836 325-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Vertigo 836 325-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Colombia | Mercury 836 325-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Mercury 836 325-1 / Mercury MERH 130First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Mercury 836 325-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Greece | Mercury 836 325-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Mercury 836 325-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Portugal | Mercury 836 325-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Africa | Mercury STARL 5523First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Mercury 836 325-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Mercury MERH 130 / Mercury 836 325-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Mercury MERH 130 / Mercury 836 325-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Peace In Our Time are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is Mercury 836 325-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 836 325-1, MERH 130, 9 25787-1, 1-25787) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 836 325 1 1Y 1 ℗ 1988 670 07 111 and 836 325 1 2Y 1 ℗ 1988 670 07 11 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.
