Vinyl pressings
by Helen Schneider · 1982
Exposed 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.
9 pressings came out in 1982, 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 58480 ARunout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 58480 B2Runout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 58480 A STERLING A 10Runout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 58480 B2 STERLING 22 BRunout side B, variant 2
St . WTG - 824917 - B STERLING SP 0 - 2 SMI 2Side A, Variant 2 runout, handwrite stamped
St . WTG - 824917 - B STERLING SP 0 - / SMI -1Side B, Variant 2 runout, handwrite stamped
ST-WTG-824917-ARLabel Side A
ST-WTG-824918-ARLabel Side B
ST. WTG - 824917 - B STERLING SP 0-3 B - 16782 - B + "triangle shape" 1652Side A, Variant 2 runout, handwrite stamped
ST. WTG - 824917 - A STERLING SP 0-2 B - 16783 - A + "triangle shape" 1652 - XSide B, Variant 2 runout, handwrite stamped
ST-WTG-824917-ARLabel Side A
ST-WTG-824918-ARLabel Side B
G MX206045 WTG 19357-1Runout side A, stamped
G MX206046 WTG 19357-2Runout side B, stamped
MX 206045Center label side A
MX 206046Center label side B
R/S Alsdorf 58480 ARunout Side A
R/S Alsdorf 58480 B2Runout Side B
82/514-ACenter Label Side A
82/514-BCenter Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Mirage WTG 19357 / Atlantic WTG 19357First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Austria | Wea WEA K 58 480 / Wea WEA 58 480First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Mirage XWTG 19357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Wea WEA K 58 480 / Wea WEA 58 480First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Wea WEA 293886 / Wea WEA 29 388 6LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1982 | Portugal | WEA WEA G 58480First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | Wea WIC 5037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Mirage WTG 19357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Mirage WTG 19357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Mirage WTG 19357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Not On Label 58 480LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Mirage Wtg19357LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Exposed are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Germany, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Wea WEA K 58 480.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WEA K 58 480, WTG 19357, XWTG 19357, WEA G 58480) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 58480 A and R/S Alsdorf 58480 B2. 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.
