Vinyl pressings
by Lindsey Buckingham · 1981
Trouble 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.
28 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 18 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.
ES-47223-A-SP Precision Lacquer SMA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
ES-47223-B-SP Precision Lacquer SMB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
ES 47223-A1-SP 1-1 SRC Precision Lacquer SM.A-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
ES -47223 B-SP Precision-L.E. 1-1 SRCB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
EM-47223-A-2AR PRECISION SM R8186-ARSide A runout
ES-47223A-2-AR PRECISION LACQUER SM R-8187-ARSide B runout
ES-47223A-2-AR Precision Lacquer SM⋆ R-8187-A2
ES-47223-B-2-AR Precision-L E. SM⋆ R-8188-B2
EM-47223-A1-SP 1-1 SRC Precision SM.Run-out A mono, etched (SRC stamp)
ES-47223-A-SP 1-1 SRC Precision Lacquer SM.Run-out B stereo, etched (SRC stamp)
EM-47223-A1-SF 1-1 Precision SMMono Side
ES-47223-A-SP 1-1 Precision Lacaver SMStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Mercury 6000 743First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Australia | Mercury 6000 743First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Austria | Mercury 6000 758First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Asylum Records E-47223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Asylum Records E-47223First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Asylum Records GS 45538First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Asylum Records E-47223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Mercury 45-70056First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Mercury 6000 758First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Guatemala | Mercury 6000 758First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Italy | Mercury 6000 758First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | Jamaica | Mercury 6000 758First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Japan | Mercury 7PP 53First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Mercury 7PP 53First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Mercury 6000 758First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
34 vinyl pressings of Trouble are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Germany, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-47223, released October 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-47223, EM-47223, E-47223-A, E-47233) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES-47223-A-SP Precision Lacquer SM and ES-47223-B-SP Precision Lacquer SM. 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.
