Vinyl pressings
by Camouflage · 1989
Methods Of 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.
11 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 8 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.
STA-897537-A STERLING [SRC logo] 1-1Runout, side A
STA-897538-A STERLING [SRC logo] 1-2Runout, side B
ST-A-897537-SPLabels, side A
ST-A-897538-SPLabels, side B
29197/ASide A runout etching
29197/BSide B runout etching
839 613-1-ASide A label
839 613-1-BSide B label
08 24877-20 1A1 MRLP3146 ASide A runout
08 24877 20 1B1 MRLP3146Side B runout
08-024877-1Side A label
08-024877-2Side B label
839 613 - 1 S 1 3 20Runout side A
839 613 - 1 S 2 3 20Runout side B
839 613-1 S 1Label side A
839 613-1 S 2Label side B
839 613 - 1 S 1 3 20Runout side A, stamped - variant 1
839 613 - 1 S 2 3 20Runout side B, stamped - variant 1
839 613 - 1 S 1 3 20 1 0Runout side A, stamped - variant 2
839 613 - 1 S 1 3 20 1 0Runout side B, stamped - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | Polydor 29197 / Metronome 839 613-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Denmark | Mega Records MRLP 3146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Metronome 839 613-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Metronome 839 613-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Metronome 839 613-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Germany | Atlantic 782 002-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Greece | Metronome 841 320-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | Metronome 841 320-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | Spain | Polydor 839613-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Atlantic 7 82002-1 / Atlantic 82002-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Atlantic 7 82002-1 / Atlantic 82002-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Mexico | Polydor LPR 16674First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Africa | Polydor STARL 5604LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Germany | Bureau B BB326-1LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, All Media, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, All Media, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
14 vinyl pressings of Methods Of Silence are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1989 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Mexico, Argentina, Denmark and more. One of them is Atlantic 7 82002-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7 82002-1, LPR 16674, 29197, MRLP 3146) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-897537-A STERLING [SRC logo] 1-1 and STA-897538-A STERLING [SRC logo] 1-2. 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.
