Vinyl pressings
by Goanna · 1982
Spirit Of Place was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 4 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.
Δ MX206421-B 600121-1Side A stamped
MX206421B 600121-S2Side B stamped
8Side B handwritten etchings; the 8 has a stroke through the bottom circle of the 8
MX206421Side A label
ST-C-835171-A MASTERDISK RL SRC 1-1Runout A
ST-C-835172-A MASTERDISK SRC 1-1Runout B
ST-C-835171-SPLabel A
ST-C-835172-SPLabel B
ST-C-835171-ARLabel A-Side
ST-C-835172-ARLabel B-Side
WIC 5055 ASide A Runout - Etched
WIC 5055 BSide B Runout - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | WEA 600127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | WEA 79 00811First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | WEA WIC 5055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | ATCO Records 7 90081-1 / ATCO Records 90081-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | ATCO Records 7 90081-1 / ATCO Records 90081-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | WEA P-11364LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | WEA WEA 90 039 / WEA WEA K 90 039LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | WEA P-11364LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Australia | WEA 5419790521LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Australia | Warner Music 5419713164LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Spirit Of Place are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1982 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Australia, US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is WEA 600127.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 600127, 7 90081-1, 79 00811, WIC 5055) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Δ MX206421-B 600121-1 and MX206421B 600121-S2. 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.
