Vinyl pressings
by Divinyls · 1982
Desperate was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 5 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.
16 SMX60435 P2ARunout Side A, Hand Etched (Variant 1)
20 SMX60436 P2ARunout Side B, Hand Etched (Variant 1)
5 SMX60435 P2ARunout Side A, Hand Etched (Variant 2)
3 SMX60436 P2ARunout Side B, Hand Etched (Variant 2)
5 SMX60435 P2ASide A runout groove hand-etched, variant 1
3 SMX60436 P2ASide B runout groove hand-etched, variant 1
20 SMX60435 P2A2Side A runout groove hand-etched, variant 2
18 SMX60436 P2A2Side B runout groove hand-etched, variant 2
CHR-1404-A-3-1-1 PRC-C MASTERDISK
CHR-1404-B-3-1-1 PRC-C MASTERDISK
CHR 1404 ASide A (etched)
Chrysalis logoSide A (stamped)
CHR 1404 B.Side B (etched)
Chrysalis logoSide B (stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Chrysalis RML 53029 / Chrysalis RML-53029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Chrysalis RML 53029 / Chrysalis CHR 1404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L38011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Chrysalis FV 41404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Chrysalis FV 41404First yearLP, White Label, Stereo | LP, White Label, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Chrysalis 205 271 / Chrysalis 205 271-320LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1404LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1404LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81560LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1404LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1404LP, Advance, Album, Reissue | LP, Advance, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis BFV 41404LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis BFV 41404LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41404LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Desperate are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1982 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Australia, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Chrysalis RML 53029.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RML 53029, FV 41404, CHR 1404, L38011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 16 SMX60435 P2A and 20 SMX60436 P2A. 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.
