Vinyl pressings
by Eruption · 1978
Leave A Light was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 9 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.
600004 A-1/78S Made in GermanyRunout A
600004 B-1/78S Made in GermanyRunout B
S 600004 A | S 600004 BLabel A | B
100008 A-8/78S Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 1
100008 B-1/78S Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 1
100008 A-8/78S Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
100008 B-2/78S Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 2
100 008-ALabel side A
100 008-BLabel side B
10 0008-ALabel side A
10 0008-BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor 103278First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Austria | Hansa International 100 008 / Hansa 100 008-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Benelux | Hansa International 100 008 / Ariola 100 008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Hansa 620 532 / Hansa 620.532First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Greece | Music-Box 10071First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Italy | Durium DE 3035 / Hansa DE. 3035First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Durium DE 3035 / Durium Marche Estere DE. 3035First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Hansa 10 0008 / Hansa International 100 008First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Poland | Tonpress S-204First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | Hansa International 600 004 / Hansa International 600 004-212First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Germany | Hansa International 100 008 / Hansa 100 008-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Hansa 10 0008 / Hansa International 100 008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Hansa 100 008 / Hansa International 100 0087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | Spain | Ariola 100 008-A7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | Hansa International SHANS 88999 / Jugoton SHANS 889997", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Sweden | Hansa International7", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of Leave A Light are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, Netherlands, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Hansa International 600 004, released September 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 600 004, 100 008, 10 0008, 103278) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 600004 A-1/78S Made in Germany and 600004 B-1/78S Made in Germany. 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.
