Vinyl pressings
by David Knopfler · 1983
Release was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 9 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.
A-8493 A-1/83 S III Made in GermanySide A runout
A-8493 B-1/83 S III Made in GermanySide B runout
A-8493 ASide A label
A-8493 BSide B label
A-8493 A-1/83 S III Made in GermanySide A runout
A-8493 B-1/83 S III Made in GermanySide B runout
[AGI logo] 83 /9 DAVID 1 A2 ARUNRunout side A
[AGI logo] 83 /9 DAVID 1 B2Runout side B
PB 6030 A RE1 HUB STERLINGSide A runout etched, except STERLING stamped
PB 6030 B HUB STERLINGSide B runout etched, except STERLING stamped
MX207807
MX207808
817 235-1 1Side A label
817 235-1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Polydor 817 235-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Polydor 817 235-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Intercord INT 145.080 / Intercord DAVID 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Intercord INT 145.080First yearLP, Advance, Album | LP, Advance, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Mercury 818 223-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Peach River Records David 1 / Peach River Records 08-22750-20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Polydor 817 235-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Sweden | Polar POLS 386 / Peach River Records POLS 386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Sweden | Polar POLS 386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Peach River Records DAVID 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Passport Records PB 6030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Victoria VLP-115LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | South Africa | Principal Record Company RSL 1006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Paris Records PARIS 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Release are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Germany, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Intercord INT 145.080.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use INT 145.080, DAVID 1, PB 6030, 817 235-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-8493 A-1/83 S III Made in Germany and A-8493 B-1/83 S III Made in Germany. 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.
