Vinyl pressings
by C.O.D. · 1983
In The Bottle 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.
13 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
EMDS-6535-A-RE HERBIE JREtched in runout, A Side
EMDS-6535-B HERBIE JREtched in runout, B Side
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKStamped in runout, both sides
WAVEL 2 - A1 ― DAMONT AKRunout side A
WAVEL 2 - AA1 ― DAMONT ACRunout side AA
WAVEL 2 A*Label side A
WAVEL 2 AA*Label side AA
M.T. I WAVE 2.A.tone DAMONTRunout side A
M.T. B WAVE 2.AA DAMONTRunout side AA
WAVE 2 A*Side A label
WAVE 2 AA*Side AA label
WAVEL 2 - A1 ― DAMONT. ERunout side A
WAVEL 2 - AA1 ― DAMONT ARunout side AA
WAVEL 2 A*Label side A
WAVEL 2 AA*Label side AA
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 | Canada | Formula Records FD-008First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | Europe | Streetwave WAVEL 2First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Jonathan ATO 12-27021First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | France | Jonathan ATO 27021First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | Germany | Bellaphon 100·07·223First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Best Record BEST 12019First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | US | Emergency Records EMDS 6535First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Emergency Records EMDS 6535First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Emergency Records EMS 4535First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Emergency Records EMDS 653512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | UK | Streetwave WAVEL 2First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Streetwave WAVE 2First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Streetwave WAVEL 2First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Bellaphon 120·07·056First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of In The Bottle are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Germany, Canada and more. One of them is Emergency Records EMDS 6535.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMDS 6535, EMS 4535, WAVEL 2, WAVE 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMDS-6535-A-RE HERBIE JR and EMDS-6535-B HERBIE JR. 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.
