Vinyl pressings
by London Boys · 1988
Requiem 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.
18 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.
CSB-III 0 A C-6.20 873-01-1Runout groove side A
CSB-III 0 A C-6.20 873-01-2Runout groove side B
6.20873-01-1Record label side A
6.20873-01-2Record label side B
CS-B-III 0 A C-6.15 054-01-1Runout Groove Side A
CS-B-III 0 A C-6.15 054-01-2Runout Groove Side B
6.15054-01-1Record Label Side A
6.15054-01-2Record Label Side B
C-6.20 939-01-1Runout side A, variant 1
BN 0 C-6.20 939-01-2Runout side B, variant 1
BN ౦C-6.20 939 -01- 1 13Runout side A, variant 2
BN C-6.20 939-01-2 10Runout side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 247289-7-A A C-6.15150-01-1Runout Groove Side A
R/S Alsdorf 247289-7-B C-6.15150-01-2Runout Groove Side B
BN A C-6.15150-01-1 R/S Alsdorf 247289-7-ARunout side A
BN C-6.15150-01-2 R/S Alsdorf 247289-7-BRunout side B
BN o A C-6.15150-01-1Runout side A
BN o A C-6.15150-01-2Runout side B
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 | Canada | WEA 24 72880 / TELDEC 24 72880First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | WEA 247 749-7 / WEA YZ 345First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | WEA 247 749-7 / WEA YZ 345First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | TELDEC 247 749-7 LA / WEA YZ 345First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | WEA YZ 345 / WEA 247749-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Germany | TELDEC 6.15150 / TELDEC 6.15 150 ACFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Germany | TELDEC 6.15150 / TELDEC 6.15 150 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | TELDEC 5RS-2004First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | TELDEC 5RS-2First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | PDI 20.1597First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | WEA YZ 345 / WEA YZ345First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | WEA SAM 501First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | WEA YZ345 (T) / WEA 247244-0First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | Ultraphone 6.20873 / Ultraphone 6.20873 AEFirst year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Germany | Ultraphone 6.15054First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of Requiem are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Germany, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Ultraphone 6.20873, released April 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6.20873, 6.15054, 6.20939, 6.15150) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CSB-III 0 A C-6.20 873-01-1 and CSB-III 0 A C-6.20 873-01-2. 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.
