Vinyl pressings
by Devo · 1981
Working In The Coal Mine was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 16 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.
T I ES-47204 - A - CTH 2Runout area side A
T ES-47204 - B - CTH 2Runout area side B
ES 47204-ALabel side B
ES 47204-BLabel side B
ES-47204-A4-CSMSide A runout etching Variant 1
ES-47204-B5-CSMSide B runout etching Variant 1
ES-47204-A5-CSM SSSide A Variant 2
ES-47204-B5-CSM SSSide B Variant 2
EP 3595-RE1-SR2 1-7 SM1-1Side A runout etched
EP 3595-RE1-SR2 1-7 SM1-1Side B runout etched
EP1-3595-1A Trunout A, Variant 1
EP2-3595-1A Trunout B, Variant 1
EP1-3595-1A T TIIrunout A, Variant 2
EP2-3595-1A T TIIrunout B, Variant 2
p ES-47204 - A6 - CPRunout area side A
p ES-47204 - B - CPRunout area side B
ES 47204-ALabel side B
ES 47204-BLabel side B
EP-3595-45-S2 +SLM + △ 877 a R-7962-45S2Runout area side A
EP-3595-45-S1 +SLM + △ 877 a R-7962-45S1Runout area side B
EP-3595Side A & B Labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB 0529First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Australia | Warner Brothers Inc. DEVO-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records EP 3595First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records FWB 0526First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records FWB 0526First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records FWB 0526First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 01(9915)00057First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 01(9915)00057 / Warner Bros. Records WEA 173First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-80060 / Warner Bros. Records EP-3595First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Virgin 103670First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Germany | Virgin 103 670 / Virgin 103 670 -100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1577WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1577WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records PRO-001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records SWB-035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
33 vinyl pressings of Working In The Coal Mine are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-47204.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-47204, EP-3595, EP 3595, AS-11523) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T I ES-47204 - A - CTH 2 and T ES-47204 - B - CTH 2. 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.
