Vinyl pressings
by Jean-Luc Ponty · 1980
Civilized Evil was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 15 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.
STA-804531-1G 0-2-SM2-3Side A runout, variant 1
STA-804532-G 0-3 SM2-1Side B runout, variant 1
STA-804531-1G 0-2-SM3 -1Side A runout, variant 2
STA-804532-G 0-3 SM4 -2Side B runout, variant 2
✓ STA-804531-1G B-15352- B15352Side A runout etched, variant 1
✓ STA-804532-G B-15353-1 = VSide B runout etched, variant 1
STA-804531-1G B-15352-②Side A runout etched, variant 2
STA-804532-G B-15353-②Side B runout etched, variant 2
WEA 50744-A PFSide A runout
WEA 50744-B PFSide B runout
ST-A-804531Side A label
ST-B-804532Side B label
MX196877 SD16020-1 ORSide A etched
MX196878 SD16020-2 ORSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Atlantic SD 16020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Atlantic 610.7028 / Atlantic 30.146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50744 / Atlantic ATL 50 744First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Atlantic ATL 50744 / Atlantic ATL 50 744First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Atlantic W 50744First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Atlantic 50744First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Israel | Atlantic BAN 50744First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Atlantic W 50744First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-10939AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Atlantic K 50744First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Atlantic ATL 50744First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Atlantic ATL 50744 / Atlantic ATL 50 744First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Atlantic S 90.305First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 16020LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 16020LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 16020LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Civilized Evil are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 16020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 16020, K 50744, ATL 50744, 610.7028) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-804531-1G 0-2-SM2-3 and STA-804532-G 0-3 SM2-1. 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.
