UK
April 26, 1993- Label and catalog number
- Deconstruction 74321 14437 1
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
74321144371 A-01-1-1 TRANSFERMATIONSide A runout stamped/etched
74321144371 B-01-1-1Side A runout stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Lionrock · 1993
Packet Of Peace was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. 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 1993, the album's first year, in 3 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.
74321144371 A-01-1-1 TRANSFERMATIONSide A runout stamped/etched
74321144371 B-01-1-1Side A runout stamped
LION 1A -01-1-1Runout side A, stamped
LION 1 B-01-1-1Runout side B, stamped
74321144371 A-01-1-1A side runout stamped
74321144371 B-01-1-1B side runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Germany | BMGFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1993 | Italy | GFB Records GFB 051First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1993 | UK | Deconstruction 74321 15019 1 / Deconstruction LION 1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1993 | UK | Deconstruction 74321144371 DJFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | Deconstruction 74321 14744 1 / Pandephonium 74321 14744 1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1993 | UK | Deconstruction 74321 14437 1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Deconstruction TCDG812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | UK | Not On Label ROCK 00112", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Deconstruction DECON01012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2010 | UK | Deconstruction DECON005 / Deconstruction DECON00612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Packet Of Peace are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1993 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in UK, Germany, Italy. One of them is Deconstruction 74321 14437 1, released April 26, 1993.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 74321 14437 1, 74321 15019 1, 74321 14744 1, 74321144371 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 74321144371 A-01-1-1 TRANSFERMATION and 74321144371 B-01-1-1. 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.