Vinyl pressings
by Cheap Trick · 1988
Lap Of Luxury 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.
22 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 18 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-40922-1A G2 MASTERDISK DMM - Hw A2Side A etched, variant 1
BL-40922-1A G2 B 7 MASTERDISK DMM-HwSide B etched, variant 1
AL-40922-1A G2 MASTERDISK DMM Hw F5Side A etched, variant 2
BL-40922+1A G2 B11 MASTERDISK DMM-HwSide B etched, variant 2
AL-40922-1A G2 MASTERDISK DMM - Hw B11A Side runout, variant 1
BL-40922-1A G2 A16 MASTERDISK DMM-HwB Side runout, variant 1
RAL-40922-1A G2 MASTEDISK DMM Hw A4A Side runout, variant 2
BL-40922-1A G2 B9 MASTERDISK DMM-HwB Side runout, variant 2
460782-1-A1Side 1
460782-1 B2Side 2
AL-40922 1A 5G'This Side' runout
BL-40922 1A 5G'Other Side' runout
AL 40922'This Side' label
BL 40922'Other Side' label
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 | Epic 147-274First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Epic 460782 1 / Epic MX250289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Epic 460782 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Bolivia | Discos CBS SLP 20537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Brazil | Epic 231138 / Epic 231.138First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Epic OE 40922 / Epic FE 40922First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Costa Rica | Epic 1033238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Epic EPC 460782 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Epic EPC 460782 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CYA 1272First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Epic LNS-460782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Peru | Epic S.E 3433First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Philippines | Epic QELLP-25176First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | South Africa | Epic KSF 3215 / Epic AL 40922First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | Epic KJPL--0589First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Lap Of Luxury are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Epic OE 40922.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OE 40922, FE 40922, 460782 1, 147-274) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-40922-1A G2 MASTERDISK DMM - Hw A2 and BL-40922-1A G2 B 7 MASTERDISK DMM-Hw. 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.
