Vinyl pressings
by Everything But The Girl · 1988
Idlewild was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 10 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 242288-1-AX TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 242288-1-B 3 TOWNHOUSE DMM UKSide B runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 242288-1-AX TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 242288-1-BX TOWNHOUSE DMM UKSide B runout, variant 2
242288-1 A ASRunout side A
242288-1 B ASRunout side B
R/S Alsdorf 243830-1-A 14 TOWN HOUSE DMMA side runout, stamped/etched, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 242288-1-BX=243840-BX SING HONEY! TOWN HOUSE DMMB side runout, stamped/etched, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 243840-1-A SING HONEY! 7 TOWN HOUSE DMMA side runout, stamped/etched, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 242288-1-B=243840-1-B 38 TOWN HOUSE DMMB side runout, stamped/etched, variant 2
Mx 300703 B 242288-1-1Side A Runout Groove Hand-Etched
Å Mx 300704 242288-1-2Side B Runout Groove Hand-Etched
MX300703Side A Label
MX300704Side B Label
1-25721-A-SR2 1-2 SRCSide A etched; SRC logo stamped
1-25721-B-SR1 1-2 SRCSide B etched; SRC logo stamped
1-25721-A-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30501-SH2 △19787 1-1Side A runout, variant 1
1-25721-B-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30502-SH1 △19787-X 1-1Side B runout, variant 1
1-25721-A-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30501-SH1 △19787 1-1Side A runout, variant 2
1-25721-B-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30502-SH1△19787-X 1-1Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | WEA 242288-1 / Blanco Y Negro 242288-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | WEA 670.4145 / Blanco Y Negro 670.4145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Blanco Y Negro 24 22881 / WEA 24 22881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Blanco Y Negro BYN 16 / WEA 243840-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | WEA 242288-1 / Blanco Y Negro 242288-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ireland | Blanco Y Negro BYN 14 / Blanco Y Negro 242288-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Italy | Blanco Y Negro 242288-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | Vap 35511-28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Portugal | WEA 1592511First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | WEA 242288-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Sire 1-25721 / Sire 9 25721-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Sire 1-25721 / Sire 9 25721-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Blanco Y Negro BYN 14 / WEA BYN 14First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Blanco Y Negro 242288-1 / WEA 242288-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP 1410LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP 1410LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
16 vinyl pressings of Idlewild are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1988 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Blanco Y Negro BYN 14, released February 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BYN 14, 242288-1, BYN 16, 1-25721) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 242288-1-AX TOWNHOUSE DMM and R / S Alsdorf 242288-1-B 3 TOWNHOUSE DMM UK. 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.
