Vinyl pressings
by Klaus Schulze · 1983
Audentity 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.
6 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
ST KS 80025-A STRAWBERRYSide A runout
ST KS 80025-B STRAWBERRYSide B runout
ST KS 80025-A1 STRAWBERRYSide C runout
ST KS 80025-B1 STRAWBERRYSide D runout
STRAWBERRYStamped both sides
JAMS 25 A1Etched (Side 1)
ST KS 80025-BStamped (Side 1)
JAMS 25 B1Etched (Side 2)
ST KS 80025-A STRAWBERRYSide A stamped
ST KS 80025-B STRAWBERRYSide B stamped
ST KS 80026-A1 STRAWBERRYSide C stamped
ST KS 80026-B1 STRAWBERRYSide D stamped
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 | Germany | Innovative Communication KS 80.025 / Innovative Communication KS 80.026LP, Advance, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Advance, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1983 | Italy | Base Record KS 80025-26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Roadrunner Records RR 9923-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Roadrunner Records RR 9923 / Innovative Communication RR9923First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Innovative Communication JAMS 25 / Illuminated Records JAMS 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Innovative Communication KS 80.025-26 / Innovative Communication KS 80025-26First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Innovative Communication KS 80.025-26First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Germany | Brain LP 817 194-1MEAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1985 | France | Polydor 817194-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Innovative Communication JMI-28007LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | Innovative Communication JMI-28007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany | Brain 5790327LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Audentity are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1983 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Germany, UK, Italy, Netherlands. One of them is Innovative Communication KS 80.025-26, released February 1, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS 80.025-26, JAMS 25, KS 80025-26, RR 9923-6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST KS 80025-A STRAWBERRY and ST KS 80025-B STRAWBERRY. 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.
