Vinyl pressings
by Dalis Car · 1984
The Waking Hour was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. 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 1984, 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.
DOXLP 1 A-1U-1-2-Side A runout, variant 1, stamped
DOXLP 1 B-1U-1-1-1 bSide B runout, variant 1, stamped
DOXLP 1 A-1U-1-2--9Side A runout, variant 2, stamped
DOXLP 1 B-1U-1-2Side B runout, variant 2, stamped
DOXLP 1 A-1U-1-1Side 1, runout, stamped, variant 1
DOXLP 1 B-1U-1-1Side 2, runout, stamped, variant 1
DOXLP 1 A-1U-1-3Side 1, runout, stamped, variant 2
DOXLP 1 B-1U-1-2Side 2, runout, stamped, variant 2
DM 206709 A-1/84 S IIIRunout side A
DM 206709 B-1/84 S IIIRunout side B
DM 206 709 ALabel side A
DM 206 709 BLabel side B
M6 347882 2 70293 A ISide A runout, stamped
M6 347883 2 70 293 B ISide B runout, stamped
70293 ASide A label
70293 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Virgin VL 2319 / Beggars Banquet VL 2319First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1984 | Europe | Paradox Records 206 709 / Paradox Records 206 709-620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Paradox Records 206 709 / Paradox Records 206 709-620First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Paradox Records 70293 / Virgin 70293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Paradox Records 70293LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | Greece | Paradox Records DOXLP1 / Virgin VG 50097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Paradox Records DOXLP 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Paradox Records DOXLP 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Israel | Paradox Records DOX 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Paradox Records DOXLP 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Paradox Records DOXLP 1First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Virgin 25VB-1019 / Paradox Records 25VB-1019LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | Virgin 25VB-1019 / Paradox Records 25VB-1019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Virgin VL 2319 / Beggars Banquet VL 2319LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | Virgin VJL-124LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP64LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP64LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2017 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP64LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Beggars Arkive BBL 52 LPELP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | Europe | Beggars Arkive BBL 52 LPELP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
23 vinyl pressings of The Waking Hour are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1984 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Israel, Europe, France and more. One of them is Paradox Records DOXLP 1, released November 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOXLP 1, DOX 1, 206 709, 70293) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DOXLP 1 A-1U-1-2- and DOXLP 1 B-1U-1-1-1 b. 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.
