Vinyl pressings
by Борис Гребенщиков · 1989
Radio Silence was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 7 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.
AL-44364-2ARunout, side A, etched, variant 1
BL-44364-2ARunout, side B, etched, variant 1
AL-44364-2A G1 MASTERDISK DMM B1 С БОГОМ!Runout, side A, etched, variant 2
BL-44364-2A G2 MASTERDISK DMM А1Runout, side B, etched, variant 2
01 465083 20 1A1Side A stamped
01 465083 20 1B1Side B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | CBS 465083 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Discos CBS 177.176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | CBS 465083 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | CBS 465083 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Columbia C 44364 / Columbia FC 44364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Columbia FC 44364First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Columbia CAS-1591 / Columbia AL 44364First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga MKA 1001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS 465083 1 / CBS 01-465083-20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Russia | Сестра 30009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Radio Silence are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1989 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Europe, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia C 44364.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 44364, FC 44364, CAS-1591, 465083 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-44364-2A and BL-44364-2A. 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.
