Vinyl pressings
by Jane · 1978
Age Of Madness was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
0060 124 A 0702 453 =2 S 1 320 1 KRunout Side A, stamped, Variant 1
0060 124 B 0702 453 =2 S 2 320 3 LRunout Side B, stamped, Variant 1
0060 124 A 0702 453 =2 S 1 320 1 AORunout Side A, stamped, Variant 2
0060 124 B 0702 453 =2 S 2 320 2 AMRunout Side B, stamped, Variant 2
BOMB (106-A’struck thru’) 107 TLC 🎯Side A runout
BOMB (106-B’struck thru’) 107 TLC 🎯Side B runout
BOMB ̶1̶0̶6̶ ̶-A 107 TLC ◎Side A runout etched, ◎ stamped
BOMB ̶1̶0̶6̶ ̶ -B 107 TLC ◎Side B runout etched, ◎ stamped
BOMB 107 A² TLC ASide A etched
BOMB 107 B TLC A DMSide B etched
BOMB ̶1̶0̶6̶ ̶-A 107 TLC ◎Side A runout etched, ◎ stamped
BOMB ̶1̶0̶6̶ ̶ -B 107 TLC ◎Side B runout etched, ◎ stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Bomb Records BOMB 107First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Canada | Bomb Records BOMB 107First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Canada | Bomb Records BOMB 107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Bomb Records BOMB 107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Brain 0900.084 / Brain 34 214-7LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1978 | Germany | Brain 0060.124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Brain UXP-754-EBFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Brain BRM 60.124 / Brain 0060.124First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | Brain 0060.124 / Brain 060.124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Logo 1005 / BrainFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Brain 3.49.404.005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Brain 0060.124LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Age Of Madness are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Brain 0060.124.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0060.124, 1005, BOMB 107, UXP-754-EB) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0060 124 A 0702 453 =2 S 1 320 1 K and 0060 124 B 0702 453 =2 S 2 320 3 L. 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.
