Vinyl pressings
by Killing Joke · 1983
Fire Dances was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, 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.
EGMD 5 A//3▽420 R 1 1 4 ARUNSide A, var. 1
EGMD 5 B//3▽420 R 1 1 4Side B, var. 1
EGMD 5 A//3▽420 R 1 1 4 ARUNSide A, var. 2
EGMD 5 B//4▽420 R 1 2 1Side B, var. 2
EGMD 5A HUB STERLINGSide A runout
EGMD-5B HUB STERLINGSide B runout
PL 5019-A TLC-T [Cinram logo]Side A runout
PL 5019-B [Cinram logo]Side B runout
190 813310 1 // 1 380 POLYGRAM A6Runout, side A
190 813310 1 // 2 380 POLYGRAM A3Runout, side B
813 310 - 1 S 1 3 20 G 1Side A, stamped – Variant 1
813 310 - 1 S 2 3 20 A 1Side B, stamped – Variant 1
813 310 - 1 S 1 3 20 H 1Side A, stamped – Variant 2
813 310 - 1 S 2 3 20 E 1Side B, stamped – Variant 2
813 3101 1 1 520 16 07 83Runout side A, variant 1
813 3101 2 1 520Runout side B, variant 1
813 3101 1 1 520 160783 11Runout side A, variant 2
813 3101 2 1 520 2Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Passport Records PL 5019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | EG 813 310-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | EG 813 310-1 / EG 813 310-1 YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | EG 813 310-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0301First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | EG 813-310-1 / EG 813 310-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | EG 813 310-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | EG EGMD 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Editions EG EGMD 5LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | UK | EG EGMD 5 / EG EGMD5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 207 967-620LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | EG EGLP60 / EG EGLP-60LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | EG EGLP-60LP, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV017LPLP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Reissue, All Media, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Reissue, All Media, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV017LPLP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Reissue, All Media, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Reissue, All Media, Reissue |
| 2007 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV017LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Caroline International CAROLR052LPLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | EG EGMD 5 / Polydor 813 310-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Fire Dances are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1983 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is EG EGMD 5, released July 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EGMD 5, PL 5019, 813 310-1, 28MM 0301) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EGMD 5 A//3▽420 R 1 1 4 ARUN and EGMD 5 B//3▽420 R 1 1 4. 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.
