Vinyl pressings
by Kayak · 1980
Periscope Life 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.
10 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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.
6413 960 1Y 2 11 5 04variant-1 / Side 1 stamped
6413 960 2Y 3 11 1 04variant-1 / Side 2 stamped
6413 960 1Y 2 11 2 8 04variant-2 / Side 1 stamped
6413 960 2Y 3 11 2 04variant-2 / Side 2 stamped
SRM-1-3824-1 PRC-R - I I - I JG/2 L-830Side A Runout Etched, Variant 1
SRM-1-3824-B PRC-R I - I JG/2 L-830-XSide B Runout Etched, Variant 1
SRM-1-3824-1 PRC-R - 11 - 1 JG/2 L-830Side A Runout Etched, Variant 2
SRM-1-3824-B PRC-R 2 - 1 JG/2 L-830-XSide B Runout Etched, Variant 2
◁ KL-2 SRM-1-3824-A KEEL JG/2 L-829Side A
◁ KL-1 SRM-1-3824-B KEEL JG/2 L-829-XSide B
SRM-1-3824 ASide A Label
SRM-1-3824 BSide B Label
SRM-1-3824-A PRC-C JH/2 L828
SRM-1-3824-B PRC-C JG/2 Z-SUB-1-1 L-830-X
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 | Argentina | Vertigo 6413960First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Vertigo 6413 960First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Vertigo 6413 960First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Vertigo 6413 960First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6413 960First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 6413 960First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM 1-3824First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM 1-3824First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM 1-3824LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM 1-3824First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Uruguay | Vertigo 6413 960First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Periscope Life are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Netherlands, US, Argentina, France and more. One of them is Vertigo 6413 960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6413 960, SRM 1-3824, 6413960) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6413 960 1Y 2 11 5 04 and 6413 960 2Y 3 11 1 04. 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.
