Vinyl pressings
by Dance With A Stranger · 1989
The Invisible Man 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.
2 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 2 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.
1DM2 08-25253-20-1A 1Side A runout stamped
1DM2 08-25253-20-1B 1Side B runout stamped
08-025253-20-1Side A label
08-025253-20-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Norway | Norsk Plateproduksjon IDM 2First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | South Africa | RCA STEELSP 17First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | RCA PB43603 / RCA PB 436037", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | RCA PT 4360412", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Germany | RCA PT 4360412", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Germany | RCA PT 4360412", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Spain | RCA PT 4360412", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Spain | RCA PB 43603 / RCA PB 43603 (1A)7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | RCA PB 436037" | 7" |
| 1990 | UK | RCA PB 436037", Single | 7", Single |
| 1990 | Europe | RCA PB43603 / RCA PB 436037", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of The Invisible Man are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Norway, South Africa. One of them is Norsk Plateproduksjon IDM 2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IDM 2, STEELSP 17) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1DM2 08-25253-20-1A 1 and 1DM2 08-25253-20-1B 1. 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.
