Vinyl pressings
by Gary Numan · 1983
Warriors was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
BEGA - 47 - A MT 20 R / S Alsdorf 240241-1 ARunout side A, variant 1
BEGA - 47 - B 3 /GB R / S Alsdorf 240241-1 B XRunout side B, variant 1
BEGA-47-A MT R/S R / S Alsdorf 240241-1 ARunout side A, variant 2
BEGA-47-B GB R / S Alsdorf 240241-1 B XRunout side B, variant 2
Å MX208423-D 240241-1-1Runout (Stamped) Side 1
Å MX208424-D 240241-1-2Runout (Stamped) Side 2
MX208423Label Side 1
MX208424Label Side 2
BEGA-A-1 MTetched
BEGA-A-1 MTetched
24-02411A¹ G. QuSide A Runout, etched
24-02411B¹ G. QuSide B Runout, etched
BEGA-47-A 240241-1-AX MT 19Runout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 2402.41-1 B xx BEGA-47-BXX DRunout side B, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 240241-1 A D \ BEGA-47-A D̶ MT .Runout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 240241-1 Bxx BEGA-47-Bxx MT . 14Runout side B, variant 2
BEGA-47-A MT R / S Alsdorf 240241-1 ARunout Side A [Etched]
BEGA-47-B 28 FSF R / S Alsdorf 240241-1 B XRunout Side B [Stamped]
XX BEGA-47-BXX DRunout Side B [Etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | WEA 24 02411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Beggars Banquet 24-0241-1 / Beggars Banquet 240241-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Beggars Banquet 24-0241-1 / Beggars Banquet 240241-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | WEA P-11410 / Beggars Banquet P-11410First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | WEA P-11410 / Beggars Banquet P-11410First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Beggars Banquet 240 241-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Sweden | Beggars Banquet 24-0241-1 / Beggars Banquet BEGA 47First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Beggars Banquet 240241-1 / WEA 240241-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ireland | Beggars Banquet BEGA 47First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK & Europe | Beggars Banquet 24-0241-1 / Beggars Banquet BEGA 47First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK & Europe | Beggars Banquet BBL 47LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | France | Beggars Arkive BBL 47 LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | Unknown | Beggars Banquet BBL 47 LP / Beggars Arkive BBL 47 LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK & Europe | Beggars Banquet 240241-1 / Beggars Banquet BEGA 47LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Warriors are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1983 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK & Europe, Australia, Ireland, Canada and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet 24-0241-1, released September 16, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 24-0241-1, 240241-1, BEGA 47, 24 02411) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BEGA - 47 - A MT 20 R / S Alsdorf 240241-1 A and BEGA - 47 - B 3 /GB R / S Alsdorf 240241-1 B X. 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.
