Vinyl pressings
by Cowboys International · 1979
The Original Sin was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
V-2136-A1 RAYSRunout A etched, variant 1
V-2136-B1Runout B etched, variant 1
V-2136-A1 ∴ RAYSRunout A etched (stamped ∴), variant 2
V-2136-B1 7 V RAYSRunout B etched (stamped 7 ∴), variant 2
V-2136-A1 RAYS BSide 1, Runout
V-2136-B1 RAYS VSide 2, Runout
V2136ASide 1, Label
V2136BSide 2, Label
ST-VA-794427-SPSide A label
ST-VA-794428-SPSide B label
ST-VA 794427-C @tGP XTN o-I ISMI-/
STVA 794428-C @tGP XTN o-ISMI-2
ST-VA 794427-C @tGP MO XTN △24693Side A runout etched
STVA 794428-C @tGP MO XTN △24693-XSide B runout etched
ST-VA-794427- MOSide A label
ST-VA-794428- MOSide B label
ST-VA 794427-C @tGP XTN o-I ISMI-/
STVA 794428-C @tGP XTN o-ISMI-2
V-2136-A1 RAYS BSide A runout
V-2136-B1 RAYS VSide B runout
V2136ASide A label
V2136BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Virgin L 37146 / Virgin L-37,146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Virgin V2136First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | France | Virgin 2933 792First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2136First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 13138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 13138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 13138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V2136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V2136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Virgin V2136First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Virgin 2933 792LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Virgin V2136LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of The Original Sin are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Virgin V2136, released October 5, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2136, VA 13138, L 37146, 2933 792) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-2136-A1 RAYS and V-2136-B1. 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.
