Vinyl pressings
by Jason & The Scorchers · 1985
Lost & Found 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.
13 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
ST-1-17153-Z2 #1 MASTERDISK RLRunout A, variant 1
ST-2-17153-Z-2 #1Runout B, variant 1
ST-1-17153-Z2 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0Runout A, variant 2
ST-2-17153-Z-2Runout B, variant 2
EJ 2402801 A-1-1-1- DSide A runout, variant 1
EJ 2402801 B-1-1-1- DSide B runout, variant 1
EJ 2402801 A-1-1-1-8 DSide A runout, variant 2
EJ 2402801 B-1-1-1-8 DSide B runout ,variant 2
ST 240280A-2Runout A Etched
ST 240280B PRunout B Etched
ST 240280 ALabel A
ST 240280 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | EMI America ST 240280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | EMI America 31C 064-24 0280 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | EMI America ST-17153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI America 1C 064 24 0280 1 / EMI America 1C 064-24 0280 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | EMI America 2402801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | EMI America 064 24 0280 1 / EMI America 2402801LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Ireland | Capitol Records EJ 2402804First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | EMI America EYS-81711First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | New Zealand | EMI America ST 17153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Portugal | EMI America 24 0280 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | EMI America 064-2402801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | EMI America ST-17153First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | EMI America ST 517153LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | UK | EMI America EJ 24 0280 1 / EMI America EJ 2402801First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | EMI America EYS-81711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Lost & Found are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Japan, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is EMI America ST-17153.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-17153, EJ 24 0280 1, EYS-81711, ST 240280) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-17153-Z2 #1 MASTERDISK RL and ST-2-17153-Z-2 #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.
