Vinyl pressings
by Eruption · 1979
Leave A Light was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 24 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.
200213 A-1/79SRunout side A, variant 1
200213 B-2/79SRunout side B, variant 1
200213 A-1/79S III Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
200213 B-3/79S II Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 2
S-4 K50632 A-1 STRAWBERRYA-Side runout, variant 1
S-4 K56032 B-1 STRAWBERRYB-Side runout, variant 1
S-1 K50632 A-1 ''EG,, STRAWBERRYA-Side runout, variant 2
S-1 K56032 B-1 "EG,, STRAWBERRYB-Side runout, variant 2
S-1 K50595 A-1 STRAWBERRYSide A, variant 1
S-1 K50595 B-1 STRAWBERRYSide B, variant 1
S-4 K50595 A-1 "E.G." STRAWBERRYSide A, variant 2
S-7 K50595 B-1 "E.G." STRAWBERRYSide B, variant 2
S-4 K50632 A-1 EG STRAWBERRYA-side runout, variant 1
S-4 K56032 B-1 EG STRAWBERRYB-side runout, variant 1
S-4 K50632 A-1 "EG" STRAWBERRYA-side runout, variant 2
S-9 K56032 B-1 "EG" STRAWBERRY 3̶ 2B-side runout, variant 2
SW-50061-A-[RE-1] [crossed out] 2(circled) V(sideways)Side 1 Runout
SW-50061-B-RE-2 8(circled) V(sideways)Side 2 Runout
SW-50061-A-[RE-1] [crossed out]Side 1 Runout
SW-50061-B-RE-2Side 2 Runout
SW-1-50061Side 1 Label
SW-2-50061Side 2 Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4698First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1 4142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Hansa International 104.8119 / RCA Victor 104.8119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | GRT 9230-1085 / Hansa 9230-1085First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Colombia | RCA 05(3731)01624First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Hansa 960015 / Barclay 960015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | India | Polydor 2310 665First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | Hansa International 200 213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Durium DAI 30 323 / Durium Marche Estere D. AI 30-323First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Japan | Hansa International SUX-153-SAFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Hansa International SUX-153-SAFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Mexico | RCA Victor MILS-4413First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Hansa International 200 213 / Hansa International 200 213 - 320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Hansa International 200 213-320 / Hansa International 200 213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | Hansa International 200 213 / Hansa International 200 213 -320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Chile | RCA CHANL-013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Ariola LA 182LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Mexico | Ariola LA 182LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Portugal | Ariola 72419 / Ariola 5200 213LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Hansa 200 213 / Hansa International 200 213LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Hansa 200 213 / Hansa International 200 213LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1983 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11145LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11145 / Hansa ВТА 11145LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11145 / Hansa International ВТА 11145LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11145 / Hansa ВТА 11145LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11145 / Hansa ВТА 11145LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2928 / Sony Music MOVLP2928LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Hansa International 200-213 / Hansa International 200 213 -320LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11145 / Hansa ВТА 11145LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Hansa International 200 213 / Hansa International 200 213 -320LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Hansa 200-213 / Hansa 200 213-320LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
51 vinyl pressings of Leave A Light are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1979 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, UK, US, Greece and more. One of them is Hansa International 200 213, released January 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 200 213, K 50632, K 50595, SW 50061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 200213 A-1/79S and 200213 B-2/79S. 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.
