Vinyl pressings
by Klaus Schulze · 1980
Dig It 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.
7 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
0060.353 A2 (0703.933 S1/2) SSTRunout side A, variant 1
0060.353 B (0703.933 S 2) SSTRunout side B, variant 1
0060.353 A2 (0703.933 S1/2) SST 1 IRunout side A, variant 2
0060.353 B (0703.933 S 2) SST 1A LRunout side B, variant 2
0060.353 A2 (0703.933 S112) SST 1 GRunout Side A
0703 933 S2² 0060.353 B2 SST AERunout Side B
(0703.933 S 1)Label Side A
(0703.933 S 2)Label Side B
0060.353A2 (0703.933 S//2)A Side
0060.353B (0703.933 S2)B Side
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 | France | EMI 2C 070 64212 / EMI 2C070-64.212First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | EMI 2C 070 64212First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Ricordi International SMIR 3500 / Brain SMIR 3500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Brain 671005 / Brain 671.005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Brain 671005 / Brain 671.005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Brain 0060.353First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Brain 0060.353First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 941LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 941LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 941LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Brain 0060.353LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Brain 5789266LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 941LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Dig It are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1980 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands. One of them is Brain 0060.353, released October 31, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0060.353, 2C 070 64212, SMIR 3500, 671005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0060.353 A2 (0703.933 S1/2) SST and 0060.353 B (0703.933 S 2) SST. 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.
