Vinyl pressings
by Jamie Principle · 1985
Waiting On My Angel was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 2 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.
JP-111-32-31-57/5-A A [V upside down]Runout Side A Etchings
JP-111-32-31-57/5-B A [V upside down]Runout Side B Etchings
MASTERDISK EDP [in a circle]Runout Both Sides - Machine Stamped
ZYX-R-5303/A" etSide A runout groove, etched
ZYX-R.5303/B" etSide B runout groove, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Germany | ZYX Records ZYX R 5303 / ZYX Records ZYX REC R 5303First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Germany | ZYX Records 1151First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | US | Persona Records JP111First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Trax Records TX42112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 2000 | US | Trax Records TX42112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | US | Trax Records TX42112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 2002 | US | Trax Records TX42112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 2005 | US | D'lectable DL00612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2005 | US | D'lectable DL00612", White Label | 12", White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Trax Records TX 42112", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
10 vinyl pressings of Waiting On My Angel are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1985 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Germany. One of them is Persona Records JP111, released May 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JP111, ZYX R 5303, 1151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JP-111-32-31-57/5-A A [V upside down] and JP-111-32-31-57/5-B A [V upside down]. 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.
