Vinyl pressings
by Everything But The Girl · 1984
Eden was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 7 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.
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 A2 7 timtom-cbsSide A runout stamped, 7 timtom-cbs etched, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 B2 11 TY-CBSSide B runout stamped, 11 TY-CBS etched, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 A x timtom-cbs D 31Side A runout stamped, x timtom-cbs D 31 etched, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 B2 F TY-CBS 91Side B runout stamped, F TY-CBS 91 etched, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 A2Runout side A
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 BRunout side B
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 A timtom.cbsRunout Side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 B TY.cbsRunout Side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 A x timtom.cbs 7Runout Side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 B D TY.cbs 71Runout Side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 A timtom.cbs 33Runout side A, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 240395-1 B TY-cbs 08Runout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 A2Variant side A, stamped, variant 2
timtom.cbs 59Variant side A, etched, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 240395-1 A2 BYN. 2-A2 timtom cbs. DAMONT IRLSide A runout, stamped/etched
R / S Alsdorf 240395-1 B2 BYN 2-B2 TY-cbs IRL DAMONTSide B runout, stamped/etched
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 AX timtom • cbs 8Runout side A, stamped [X timtom • cbs 8 etched] - Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 B2 TY - CBS 77 DRunout side B, stamped [TY - CBS 77 D etched] - Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 A2X timtom • cbs 57Runout side A, stamped [X timtom • cbs 57 etched] - Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 B2 TY - CBS 60 BERunout side B, stamped [TY - CBS 60 BE etched] - Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Japan | Imperial Records TEJI-33005LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC10LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Buzzin' Fly Records EBT900IVLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Blanco Y Negro 240 395-1 / Blanco Y Negro BYN 2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Eden are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1984 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, UK, Italy, Japan and more. One of them is Blanco Y Negro 240 395-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 240 395-1, BYN-2, 240395-1, BYN 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 A2 7 timtom-cbs and R/S Alsdorf 240395-1 B2 11 TY-CBS. 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.
