Vinyl pressings
by Incantation · 1982
On The Wing Of A Condor 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.
12 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 8 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.
W-7 BILBO. TAPE ONE BEGA 39 A1 F/5Etched, Side A - Variant 1
W 8 BEGA 39 B2 BILBO. TAPEONE LB FI 7-MEtched, Side B - Variant 1
W-31 BILBO. TAPE ONE BEGA 39 A1 F/5 W-LEtched, Side A - Variant 2
W-66 KD BEGA 39 B F/I BILBO. TAPEONEEtched, Side B - Variant 2
BEGA 39 A1 W - L W - 15 BILBO TAPE ONESide A Runout, Etched, variant 1
BEGA - 39 - B W 13 BILBO TAPE ONESide B Runout, Etched, variant 1
BEGA 39 A1 F/4 W-L W-26 BILBO.TAPE OneSide A Runout, Etched, variant 2
BEGA- 39 - B F/1 BILBO.TAPE One W-15Side B Runout, Etched, variant 2
POW 6048 AEtched, Side A
POW 6048 BEtched, 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 | Powderworks POW 6048 / Beggars Banquet POW 6048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Beggars Banquet 205 581-320 / Virgin 205 581-320First yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | Europe | Indisc DIL 3571First yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | Greece | 4AD 58008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Greece | PolyGram 58008First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Beggars Banquet 656.040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Beggars Banquet BEGA 39First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Beggars Banquet 613705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Beggars Banquet 613705 / Virgin 613705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Beggars Banquet I-205581 / Virgin I-205581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 39First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 39First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-4075 / Beggars Banquet SRM-1-4075LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Beggars Banquet 205523 / Virgin 205523LP | LP |
| 1984 | Japan | Overseas Records SUX-246-VLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of On The Wing Of A Condor are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1982 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia, Europe, Greece and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEGA 39.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEGA 39, POW 6048, 205 581-320, DIL 3571) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-7 BILBO. TAPE ONE BEGA 39 A1 F/5 and W 8 BEGA 39 B2 BILBO. TAPEONE LB FI 7-M. 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.
