Vinyl pressings
by Dio · 1986
Intermission was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 15 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.
830 078-1 1Y 1 ℗1986 570 04 11 32Matrix Variant 2 - Side A
830 078-1 2Y 1 ℗1986 570 04 1120Matrix Variant 2 - Side B
830 078-1 2Y 1 ℗1986 670 04 1120Matrix Variant 3 - Side A
830 078-1 1Y 1 ℗1986 670 04 11Matrix Variant 3 - Side B
830 078-1 1Y 1 ℗1986 670 04 1 11cVariant 1 side 1
830 078-1 2Y 1 ℗1986 670 04 1 115Variant 1 side 2
830 078-1 1Y 1 ℗1986 670 04 1 1 1 8Variant 2 side 1
830 078-1 2Y 1 ℗1986 670 04 11 16Variant 2 side 2
830 078 1 1Y 1 ℗1986 670 04 1 1 9Runout, side A, stamped, variant 1
830 078 1 2Y 1 ℗1986 670 04 1 1 2Runout, side B, stamped, variant 1
830 078 1 1Y 1 ℗1986 670 04 1 1 7Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
830 078 1 2Y 1 ℗1986 670 04 1 1 1Runout, side B, stamped, variant 2
BILBO TAPE ONE VERB40A/1▽420T 1 3 5Side A, variant 1
BILBO TAPE ONE VERB40B/1▽420T 1 6Side B, variant 1
VERB40A // 1▽420T 1 3 1 BILBO. TAPE ONESide A, variant 2
VERB40B // 1▽420T 1 2 1 BILBO.TAPE ONESide B, variant 2
VERB40A // 1▽420T BILBO. TAPE ONESide 1 runout
W1-25443-A-1A GSide A runout etch
W1-25443B-1C G1Side B runout etch
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | Vertigo 27321First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album |
| 1986 | Australasia | Vertigo 830 078-1First yearMini-Album, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM | Mini-Album, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1986 | Brazil | Vertigo 830 078-1 / Niji Entertainment Group 830 078-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1 2544312", Mini-Album, Club Edition · Club edition | 12", Mini-Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | Vertigo 830 078-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Vertigo 830 078-1Q / Vertigo 830 078-1First year12", Mini-Album, Stereo | 12", Mini-Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Vertigo 20PP-100First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1986 | Japan | Vertigo 20PP-100First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1986 | South Korea | Vertigo 830 078-2First year12", Mini-Album, EP, Stereo | 12", Mini-Album, EP, Stereo |
| 1986 | Taiwan | Vertigo 830 078-1 / Siggfried SF 2048First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album |
| 1986 | UK | Vertigo 830 078-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Advance | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Advance |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records W1 2544312", Mini-Album, Club Edition · Club edition | 12", Mini-Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Venezuela | Vertigo 20.067First year12", Mini-Album | 12", Mini-Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 54431First year12", Mini-Album | 12", Mini-Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Vertigo 830 078-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Vertigo 0736928 / Mercury 073692812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, Reissue, Remastered |
29 vinyl pressings of Intermission are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Vertigo 830 078-1, released June 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 830 078-1, VERB 40, W1 25443, R-154178) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 830 078-1 1Y 1 ℗1986 570 04 11 32 and 830 078-1 2Y 1 ℗1986 570 04 1120. 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.
