Vinyl pressings
by Lizzy Borden · 1987
Visual Lies was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
ST-1-73288-DMM-1 MASTERDISK B-28456-DMM △17521 1-2 SP0-1 AL-SPRunout side A
ST-2-73288-DMM-1 B-28457-DMM-1 AL-SP 0-1 △17521-X 1-2Runout side B
73288-1-ALabel side A
73288-1-BLabel side B
320024 A +SLP-1537 EL C -1-1-5A Side Etched Runout
320024 B +SLP-1538 EL C -1-1-3B Side Etched Runout
320.024 - APrinted on A side label
320.024 - BPrinted on B side label
ST-73288-1 1B 2Z DM 2
ST-73288-2 1A 2Z DM 1
RR 9592-A HCB 870450etched on A-side
RR 9592-B HCB 870451etched on B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Brazil | Enigma 320.024 / Metal Blade Records 320.024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Enigma ST 573288 / Metal Blade Records ST 573288LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Enigma Canada ST-73288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Roadrunner Records RR 9592 / Metal Blade Records RR 9592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Roadrunner Records RR 9592 / Metal Blade Records RR 9592LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Roadrunner Records RR 9592 / Metal Blade Records RR 9592First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Metal Blade Records RR9592First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | South Korea | Alfa HM 34LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1987 | US | Enigma ST-73288 / Metal Blade Records ST-73288First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Enigma ALI-28065 / Alfa ALI-28065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Enigma ALI-28065 / Alfa ALI-28065First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Germany | Metal Blade Records 3984-25187-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25187-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25187-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | Metal Blade Records 3984-25187-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2021 | Germany | Metal Blade Records 3984-25187-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Visual Lies are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1987 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Japan, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Enigma ST-73288.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-73288, ALI-28065, 320.024, RR 9592) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-73288-DMM-1 MASTERDISK B-28456-DMM △17521 1-2 SP0-1 AL-SP and ST-2-73288-DMM-1 B-28457-DMM-1 AL-SP 0-1 △17521-X 1-2. 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.
