Vinyl pressings
by knxwledge · 2020
1988 was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2020, the album's first year, in 2 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.
202378E1/BSide A runout
202378E2/ASide B runout
202378E1/BSide A [stamped]
202378E2/ASide B [stamped]
202378E1/BSide A [stamped]
202378E2/ASide B [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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Stones Throw Records STH 2409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | Stones Throw Records STH 2409LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2020 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2409 / Stones Throw Records STH2436First yearBox Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, LP, Album, 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, 7", 45 RPM, EP · Limited | Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, LP, Album, 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, 7", 45 RPM, EP · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2409First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2409-1 / Stones Throw Records STH 2409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2409LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2409-5First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2409-4LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2409LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2409LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of 1988 are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2020 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Europe. One of them is Stones Throw Records STH2409, released January 27, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STH2409, STH2409-1, STH2409-5, STH 2409) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 202378E1/B and 202378E2/A. 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.
