Vinyl pressings
by King Crimson · 1981
Discipline 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.
37 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 17 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.
EGLP 49 A//1▽EM 1 1 6 ARUNSide A runout, var 1
EGLP 49 B//1 ▽EM 1 1 6Side B runout, var 1
EGLP 49 A//1▽EM 1 1 6 ARUNSide A runout, var 2
EGLP 49 B//1▽EM 1 1 4Side B runout, var 2
EGLP 49 A//2▽EM 1 1 6 ARUNSide A runout
EGLP 49 B//1 ▽EM 1 1 6Side B runout
EGLP 49-A1Side A runout
EGLP 49-B1Side B runout
BSK-1-3629-E2 ─◁ EDP M1SF1SM2Var 1 Etched side A, except "EDP" stamped inside oval
BSK-2-3629-E-1 ─◁ EDP M1SF1SM4Var 1 Etched side B, except "EDP" stamped inside oval
BSK-1-3629-E2 ─◁ EDP M1SF1SM3Var 2 Etched side A, except "EDP" stamped inside oval
BSK-2-3629-E-2 ─◁ EDP M1SF1SM3Var 2 Etched side B, except "EDP" stamped inside oval
BSK-1-3629-E2 #1 EDP MI SF1SM3 0Etched Side A, except "EDP" stamped inside oval, Variant 1
BSK-2-3629-E-2 #1 @GP 0 EDP M1 SF1SM3M4Etched Side B, except "EDP" stamped inside oval, Variant 1
BSK-1-3629-E1 @TGP EDP MI SF1SM4 0Etched Side A, except "EDP" stamped inside oval, Variant 2
BSK-2-3629-E-2 #1 @GP 0 EDP M1 SF1SM4Etched Side B, except "EDP" stamped inside oval, Variant 2
BSK - 3629 - S4 #1 @t/gp + SLM + ∆ 912 [Allied logo] B - 16126 - S4Side A runout
BSK - 2 - 3629 - E-2 @t/gp EDP M1SF1SM3Side B runout
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 | Argentina | EG 6037 / Polydor 2311103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australasia | Editions EG 2302 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australasia | EG 2302 112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3629 / EG XBS 3629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS-3629 / Warner Bros. Records XBS 3629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3629 / EG XBS 3629First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Colombia | Polydor 2311 103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | EG 2302 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | EG 2302 112 / Polydor 2302 112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | EG EGLP 49 / Polydor 2302 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | EG 2302 112 / Polydor 2302 112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | EG 2311 103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK & Europe | Discipline Global Mobile KCLP8 / Panegyric KCLP8LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | Japan | Wowow Entertainment, Inc. IEPS-8LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Discipline Global Mobile KCLLP8 / Panegyric KCLLP8LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3629 / EG BSK 3629LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
53 vinyl pressings of Discipline are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1981 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is EG EGLP 49, released September 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EGLP 49, BSK 3629, 28MM 0064, 28MM0064) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EGLP 49 A//1▽EM 1 1 6 ARUN and EGLP 49 B//1 ▽EM 1 1 6. 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.
