Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Costello & The Attractions · 1981
Trust 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.
19 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.
W-18 XXLP 11 A·2 STILL THE KING A PORKY PRIME CUTVariant 1: runout side A
W-13 KD XXLP 11 B·2 A NUDDER PORKY PRIME CUTVariant 1: runout side B
W-12 XXLP 11 A·2 A PORKY PRIME CUT STILL THE KINGVariant 2: runout side A
W-14 KD XXLP 11 B·2 A NUDDER PORKY PRIME CUTVariant 2: runout side B
AL 37051-1BRunout side A, variant 1
BL-37051-1ARunout side B, variant 1
P AL 37051-1ARunout side A, variant 2
P BL-37051-1ARunout side B, variant 2
AL 37051-1E S1 A2Side A runout, variant 1
BL 37051-1ES 2 B-4Side B runout, variant 1
AL 37051-1E S1 A5Side A runout, variant 2
BL 37051-1E S2 A5Side B runout, variant 2
AL 37051-1D lT C 4Runout, Side A, Stamped, "lT" & "4" etched [variant 1]
BL-37051-1D 1lT ΛRunout, Side B, Stamped, "lT" etched [variant 1]
AL 37051-1D IT D3Runout, Side A, Stamped, "IT" & "D" etched [variant 2]
BL-37051-1D IT ΛRunout, Side B, Stamped, "IT" etched [variant 2]
AL-37051-1A-2HZ: DM-3Runout, Side A, variant 1
BL-37051-1B-2HZ: DM-3Runout, Side B, variant 1
AL-37051-1A-2HZ: DM-1Runout, Side A, variant 2
BL-37051-1B-2HZ: DM-2Runout, Side B, variant 2
XXLP-11-A GERRY-O BILBO TA1PESide A, Etched
XXLP-11-B GERRY-O BILBO TA1PESide B, Etched
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 | F-Beat XXLP11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | F-Beat 203 315First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | F-Beat FB 58 260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | F-Beat 58260 / WEA 58260First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | F-Beat 58260 / WEA 58260LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Israel | WEA BAN 58260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | F-Beat FB 58 260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | F-Beat P-10965XFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | F-Beat FB 58 260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | WEA XXLP 11 / F-Beat XXLP 11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | F-Beat XXLP 11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | F-Beat S 90.331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Columbia JC 37051 / Columbia 37051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia JC 37051 / Columbia 37051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Suzy 58260 / F-Beat RAD 58260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-340 / Universal Music Special Markets B0013528-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2015 | Europe | UMe 0602547331205 / Universal Music Group International 0602547331205LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Imp Records Fiend 30LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 37051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 37051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 37051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of Trust are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1981 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Canada, Ireland and more. One of them is F-Beat XXLP 11, released January 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XXLP 11, JC 37051, P-10965X, XXLP11) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-18 XXLP 11 A·2 STILL THE KING A PORKY PRIME CUT and W-13 KD XXLP 11 B·2 A NUDDER PORKY PRIME CUT. 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.
