Vinyl pressings
by Iggy Pop · 1988
Instinct was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 14 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.
SPO-5198A-RE1-ES1 -EMW- MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 1
SPO-5198B-RE1-ES1 -EMW- MASTERDISK TSide B runout, variant 1
SPO-5198-A-ES2Side A runout, variant 2
SPO-5198B-RE1-ES1 -EMW- MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 2
LP+TR7-SP-5198A-G/A G1Side A, etched
LP+TR7-SP-5198B-G/A G1Side B, etched
AMA 5198-A1-1-1Side 1 etched
AMA 5198-B1-1-2Side 2 etched
DB TAPE ONEBoth Sides etched
FOR JOHN B.Side 1 etched
DMX 70039 Ⓡ2ASide A, Etched
DMX 70040 Ⓡ2ASide B, Etched
395 198 - 1 S1 3 20 1 ERunout side A, variant 1
395 198 - 1 S2 3 20 E 1Runout side B, variant 1
395 198 - 1 S 1 3 20 K 1Runout side A, variant 2
395 198 - 1 S 2 3 20 1 CRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | A&M Records 395.198-1 / A&M Records 29133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | PolyGram 395198-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | A&M Records SP 5198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | A&M Records SP 5198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | A&M Records 395 198-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | A&M Records 395198-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Greece | A&M Records 395198-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | A&M Records 395198-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Portugal | A&M Records 395 198-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | A&M Records 395 198-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | A&M Records 395 198-1First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1988 | UK | A&M Records AMA 5198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | A&M Records SP 5198First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | A&M Records SP 5198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 220345 / A&M Records SP 5198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP737 / Universal Music MOVLP737LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP737 / A&M Records MOVLP737LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
22 vinyl pressings of Instinct are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1988 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Europe and more. One of them is A&M Records SP 5198.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 5198, AMA 5198, L 38915, 395 198-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPO-5198A-RE1-ES1 -EMW- MASTERDISK and SPO-5198B-RE1-ES1 -EMW- MASTERDISK T. 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.
