Vinyl pressings
by Lakeside · 1983
Raid 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.
14 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 6 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.
0-67925-AS 1SP PRC 1-1 Mastered By Capitol WallySide A Runout
0-67925-BS 1SP PRC 1-1 Mastered By Capitol WallySide B Runout
0-67925-ASide A Label
0-67925-BSide B Label
7-69836-AS 2SH-AR [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-10868-A S2 SLM MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally △3822 1-A side runout
7-69836-BS 2SH-AR [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-10869 BS2 SLM MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally △3822-x 1-B side runout
7-69836-AA side label
7-69836-BB side label
7-69836-AS 1SP 1-1 SP MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout, Side A, Etched except MASTERED BY CAPITOL, Stamped
7-69836-BS 3SP [SRC Logo] 1-1Runout, Side B, Etched except MASTERED BY CAPITOL and SRC Logo, Stamped
7-69836-ALabel, Side A
7-69836-BLabel, Side B
0-67925-AS 2SH-AR B-17804-AS2 SLM Mastered By Capitol WallySide A runout
0-67925-BS 2SH-AR B-17805-BS2 SLM Mastered By Capitol WallySide B runout
0-67925-ASide A label
0-67925-BSide B label
0-67925-AA Label
0-67925-BB Label
0-67925-AS 1SP 1-1Side A Runout:
0-67925-AM 1SP 1-1Side B Runout:
SRCBoth Sides Runout:
[stamped]MASTERED BY CAPITOL [etched] WALLYBoth Sides 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | Solar 12.119First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Solar 969836-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Japan | Solar P-1761First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Solar 96.9836-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Solar E 9836 (T)First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | UK | Solar E 9836First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Solar 0-67925First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Solar 0-67925First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Solar 0-67925First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Solar 7-69836First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Solar 7-69836First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Solar 7-69836First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1983 | US | Solar 7-69836First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Solar 0-67925First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Raid are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Brazil, France and more. One of them is Solar 0-67925.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-67925, 7-69836, E 9836 (T), E 9836) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0-67925-AS 1SP PRC 1-1 Mastered By Capitol Wally and 0-67925-BS 1SP PRC 1-1 Mastered By Capitol Wally. 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.
