Vinyl pressings
by Jim Capaldi · 1981
Let The Thunder Cry was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 9 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.
64342-A1 1Runout side A stamped, last 1 etched
64342-B1 1Runout side B stamped, last 1 etched
1 C 064-64 342 ALabel side A
1 C 064-64 342 BLabel side B
64342-A1 ɅRunout side A stamped, Ʌ etched
64342-B1 VRunout side B stamped, V etched
64342-A1Runout side A, stamped
64342-B1Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Brazil | Carrere CAR 304.7012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Carrere 67.675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | EMI 1C 064-64 342 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-64 342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | EMI 064-64 342 / EMI Electrola 064-64 342LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Germany | EMI 1C 064-64 342 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-64 342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | EMI 1C 064-64 342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Carrere ILS 9077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Philippines | Carrere CAR 6004 (67.675) / Carrere CAR 6004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Gira GRA-25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Carrere CAR 00012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Carrere CAL 123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Venezuela | Carrere CARRERE -13004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Mexico | Carrere M/S 2326LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 064-64 342 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-64 342LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Let The Thunder Cry are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1981 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Germany, UK, Brazil, France and more. One of them is EMI 1C 064-64 342.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 064-64 342, CAL 123, CAR 304.7012, 67.675) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 64342-A1 1 and 64342-B1 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.
