Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Riley · 1982
Sexual Healing / Search And Destroy was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 4 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.
IPR 2057 A-2U-1-1-A Side runout variant 1
IPR 2057 B-1U-1-1-B Side runout variant 1
IPR 2057 A-2U-1-1- JONZA Side runout variant 2
IPR 2057 B-1U-1-1- SOUND CLINICB Side runout variant 2
TAXI009
DSR-6294-BSIDE A MATRIX
DSR-6293-ASIDE B MATRIX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Jamaica | Taxi TAXI-13First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Jamaica | Taxi TAXI-13First year12" | 12" |
| 1982 | Jamaica | Taxi TAXI-13First year12" | 12" |
| 1982 | Panama | Happy Records CON-496First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | UK | Island Records IPR 2057First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Taxi 009First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1982 | US | Taxi 009First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Japan | Taxi JS7S380 / JET SET JS7S3807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Panama | Happy Records TAXI-1312" | 12" |
| ? | US | Taxi 00912", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Sexual Healing / Search And Destroy are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1982 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Jamaica, Panama. One of them is Island Records IPR 2057.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IPR 2057, 009, TAXI-13, CON-496) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IPR 2057 A-2U-1-1- and IPR 2057 B-1U-1-1-. 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.
