Vinyl pressings
by Iggy Pop · 1990
Brick By Brick was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 12 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.
006 DM D-5961 A-1Variant 1 - runout side A
006 DM D-5961 B-1Variant 1 - runout side B
006 DM D-5961 A-1 IIIVariant 2 - runout side A
006 DM D-5961 B-1 IIVariant 2 - runout side B
ST-VR-907831-A 1-1Runout Side A [Etched]
ST-VR-907832-A 1-1Runout Side B [Etched]
SRC [Artisan stamp]Runout Sides A and B [Stamped]
ST-VR-907831-SPLabel Side A
VUSLP 19 B-2Side B
VUSLP 19 ASide A runout, etched
VUSLP 19 B-2Side B runout, etched
VUSLP 19 ASide A runout, etched
VUSLP 19 B - 2Side B runout, etched
VUSLP 19ASide A label
VUSLP 19BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australasia | Virgin VUSLP 19 / Virgin 210 845First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | Australia | Virgin VUSLP 19First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Australia & New Zealand | Virgin VUSLP 19First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Brazil | Virgin America 4271101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Virgin VL 3108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Greece | Virgin VG 50 511 / Virgin VG 50511First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Italy | Virgin VUSLP 19First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Portugal | Virgin America 605569First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Spain | Virgin T-210845 / Virgin America T-210845First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK & Europe | Virgin America VUSLP 19LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | US | Virgin 91381-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2 02750 7 / Virgin America VUSLP 19First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2 02750 7 / Virgin America VUSLP 19First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2 02750 7 / Virgin America VUSLP 19First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | Virgin America VUSLP 19 / Virgin America 210 845First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Brick By Brick are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Europe, US, Australasia, Australia and more. One of them is Virgin America VUSLP 19, released July 9, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VUSLP 19, 91381-1, VUSLP 19, 4271101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 006 DM D-5961 A-1 and 006 DM D-5961 B-1. 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.
