Vinyl pressings
by Erasure · 1994
Run To The Sun was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1994, the album's first year, in 4 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.
12 MUTE 153 - A1 PR-mSide A, variant 1
12 MUTE 153 - B1 PR-mSide B, variant 1
12 MUTE 153 - A1 PR-m BSide A, variant 2
12 MUTE 153 - B1 PR-m CSide B, variant 2
MUTE 153 A2 QI DAMONT JONZA side runout - handwritten etching
MUTE 153 B QI DAMONTB side runout - handwritten etching
All rights of the producer...A + B side runout - mechanical etching
MUTE 153 A2 3 DAMONT JONZSide A runout, etched
D MUTE 153 THE EXCHANGE - NiLz. DAMONT CSide B runout, etched
P 12 MUTE 153 - A1 PR-m ASide A, variant 1
P 12 MUTE 153 - B1 PR-m ASide B, variant 1
P 12 MUTE 153 - A1 PR-m ASide A, variant 2
P 12 MUTE 153 - B1 PR-m CSide B, variant 2
ERAS 6 - A1 PR-M CEtched, side A
ERAS 6 - B1 PR-M CEtched, side B
ST-ED-5694AMatrix, sticker, side A
ST-ED-5694BMatrix, sticker, side B
SRCLogo, stamped, both sides
ST-ED-5694-A1 HFM cg 1-1Runout, etched, side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Germany | Mute 12 Mute 153 / Mute INT 126.633First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1994 | Germany | Mute INT 111.916 / Mute Mute 153First year7" | 7" |
| 1994 | Germany | Mute 12 Mute 153 / Mute INT 126.63312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1994 | Spain | Mute 12 Mute 153 / RCA 74321 22204 1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1994 | UK | Mute P12 Mute 153First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Promo |
| 1994 | UK | Mute Eras 6First year12", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1994 | UK | Mute Mute 153 DFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1994 | US | Mute ED 5694 / Elektra ED 5694First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1994 | UK | Mute 12 Mute 153First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | US | Elektra ED-569412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1994 | UK | Mute Mute 153 / Mute 7 mute 153First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Run To The Sun are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in UK, US, Germany, Spain. One of them is Mute 12 Mute 153, released May 18, 1994.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12 Mute 153, Mute 153, Mute 153 D, P12 Mute 153) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 MUTE 153 - A1 PR-m and 12 MUTE 153 - B1 PR-m. 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.
