Vinyl pressings
by Horslips · 1979
Loneliness was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
DJT-15001 A2 ADSide A runout variant 1
DJT 15001-B2 11117 STRAWBERRY 1 DSide B runout variant 1
DJT-15001 A2 111 1 STRAWBERRY DSide A runout variant 2
DJT 15001-B2 111 1 STRAWBERRY D CASide B runout variant 2
DJS.10916 A·1. < STRAWBERRY CISide A runout hand-etched "DJS.10916 A·1."[upside down], except "CI" stamped
DJS.10916. B.1 ·STRAWBERRY < CISide B runout hand-etched "DJS.10916. B.1"[upside down], except "CI" stamped
DJMS 1105 ASA Label
DJMS 1105 BSB Label
DJMS 1105AS–1C ~~SSSide A runout, etched
DJMS 1105BS–A5 ~SSide B runout, etched
DJMS 1105 ASSide A label
DJMS 1105 BSSide B label
DJMS-1105-AS ILSide A runout hand-etched
DJMS-1105-AS IHSide B runout hand-etched
DJMS-1105-AS IBon both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | DJM Records K7516First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | DJM Records 1238-1105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | DJM Records 06SP-319-DJFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Spain | DJM Records DJO-624First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Spain | DJM Records DJO-624First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | DJM Records DJT15001First year7", Shape · Colored vinyl | 7", Shape · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | DJM Records DJS 10916First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | DJM Records DJMS-1105First year7", Shape, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", Shape, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | US | DJM Records DJMS-1105First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | DJM Records DJMS-1105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | DJM Records DJMS-1105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
11 vinyl pressings of Loneliness are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is DJM Records DJT15001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DJT15001, DJS 10916, DJMS-1105, K7516) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DJT-15001 A2 AD and DJT 15001-B2 11117 STRAWBERRY 1 D. 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.
