Vinyl pressings
by Living Colour · 1988
Vivid was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
AL44099 1A DMM G2 STERLING DMM gc SO LET IT BE WRITTEN... A7Runout, Side A, etched, var.1
BL - 44099-1ADMM G4 SO LET IT BE DONE. STERLING DMM gc F3Runout, Side B, etched, var.1
AL44099 1A DMM G3 STERLING DMM gc SO LET IT BE WRITTEN... C3Runout, Side 1, etched, var.2
BL-44099-1A DMM G4 SO LET IT BE DONE. STERLING DMM gc G4Runout, Side 2, etched, var.2
AL 44099. 1A DMM G STERLING DMM GL SO LET IT BE WRITTEN... B3Side A runout, variant 1
BL-44099-1A DMM G3 SO LET IT BE DONE. STERLING DMM GL C1 DD↑OKSide B runout, variant 1
AL 44099Label side A
BL 44099Label side B
AL44099 1A DMM G2 STERLING DMM q2 SO LET IT BE WRITTEN...Side A runout, variant 1
BL - 44099-11ADMM G4 SO LET IT BE DONESide B runout, variant 1
AL 44099. 1A DMM G STERLING DMM GL SO LET IT BE WRITTEN... B4Side A runout, variant 2
BL-44099-1A DMM G3 SO LET IT BE DONE STERLING DMM GL C15 DD↑OKSide B runout, variant 2
460758-1 A1 ASide A runout, variant 1
460758-1 B1 ASide B runout, variant 1
460758-1 A1Side A runout, variant 2
460758-1 B3Side B runout, variant 2
460758-1 A1Hand-etched Side A
460758-1 B1Hand-etched Side B
>Machine Stamped Side A &B
460758 1 A☆Side A Face Label
AL-44099-1A5HZ: DM CRSide A runout etched
BL-44099-1A5HZ: CR BFE 44099-B ②Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Epic 1-460758First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Epic EPC 460758 1 / Epic BFE 44099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Epic EPC 460758 1 / Epic BFE 44099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Mexico | Epic ZRI-460758First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Epic 460758 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Epic 460758 1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1988 | US | Epic FE 44099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Epic FE 44099 / Epic E 44099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Epic BFE 44099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Epic BFE 44099 / Epic E 44099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Epic 460758 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Epic 177.144/1-460758LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic EPC 460758 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | Suzy EPC 460758 1 / Epic 460758 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Bonton 71 0035-1 331LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP596LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP596LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP596LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP596LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | US | Epic 19658898591 / Legacy 19658898591LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Epic 177.144/1-460758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Epic 177.114/1-460758 / Epic 177.114LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Epic BFE 44099 / Epic E 44099LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue | LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Vivid are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1988 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Epic BFE 44099, released May 3, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BFE 44099, FE 44099, 460758 1, 1-460758) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL44099 1A DMM G2 STERLING DMM gc SO LET IT BE WRITTEN... A7 and BL - 44099-1ADMM G4 SO LET IT BE DONE. STERLING DMM gc F3. 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.
