Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Page · 1988
Outrider was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 16 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.
GHS-2-4188-A-DMM-SR1 SP1-2 SPAR Sterling 0- △20436 B-31088-DMM-SR1Side A, etched Variant 1
GHS-2-4188-B-DMM-SR1 △20436-X SP1-2 B-31089-DMM-SR1 SPAR SterlingSide B, etched variant 1
GHS-2-4188-A-DMM-SRI SPI-3 SterlingSide A, etched Variant 2
GHS-2-4188-B-DMM-SRI SPI-3 SterlingSide B, etched Variant 2
GHS-2-4188-A-DMM-SR1 SP1-3 SterlingSide A, etched, variant 1
GHS-2-4188-B-DMM-SR1 SP1-3 SterlingSide B, etched, variant 1
GHS-2-4188-A-DMM-SR1 SP1-2 SterlingSide A, etched, variant 2
GHS-2-4188-B-DMM-SR1 SP1-2 SterlingSide B, etched, variant 2
GHS-2 4188-A DMM-SRI SPI-6 SP AUS STERLINGVariant 1
GHS-2 4188-B DMM-SRI SPI-6 SPI AUS STERLINGHand Etched Side B Variant 1
GHS-2 4188-A DMM-SRI SPI-6 SP AUS Sterling 24188-1-1 MX 301065Hand Etched Side A Variant 2
GHS-2 4188-B DMM-SRI SPI-6 SP AUS Sterling 24188-1-2 MX 301066Hand Etched Side B Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Geffen Records 80750First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Geffen Records 24188.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Geffen Records 670.4158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 24188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Geffen Records GHS 24188LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | Geffen Records 924 188-1 / Geffen Records WX 155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Geffen Records WX 155 / Geffen Records 924 188-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Geffen Records 924 188-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1988 | Israel | Geffen Records BAN 9241881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Geffen Records LWB-6735First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Portugal | Geffen Records 9241881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | Geffen Records GHS-24188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Geffen Records 9241881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | Geffen Records 924 188-1 / Geffen Records WX 155First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | Geffen Records 924 188-1 / Geffen Records WX 155First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Geffen Records GEF24188LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Outrider are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Japan, South Korea, Argentina and more. One of them is Geffen Records GHS 24188.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GHS 24188, P-8651, OLW-549, 80750) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GHS-2-4188-A-DMM-SR1 SP1-2 SPAR Sterling 0- △20436 B-31088-DMM-SR1 and GHS-2-4188-B-DMM-SR1 △20436-X SP1-2 B-31089-DMM-SR1 SPAR Sterling. 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.
