Vinyl pressings
by Lounge Lizards · 1981
The Lounge Lizards 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.
11 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 9 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.
EGS - 108 - A STERLING HuBA-side runout, variant 1
EGS - 108 - B STERLING Gc HuB reB-side runout, variant 1
EGS-108-A HuB STERLINGA-side runout, variant 2
EGS-108-B HuB Re 1 STERLING GcB-side runout, variant 2
EGS-108-A HuB STERLINGA side runout
EGS-108-B HuB Re 1 STERLING gcB side runout
EGS - 108 - A -Runout side A, variant 1
EGS - 108 - B -Runout side B, variant 1
EGS · 108 · A EGED 8 A // 1 ▽ E STRunout side A, etched, stamped, variant 2
EGS - 108 - B EGED 8 B // 1 ▽ EST STERLINGRunout side B, etched, stamped, variant 2
EX 18-A cgd [logo] DD 12-11-81Runout, etched side A
EX 18-B cgd [logo] DD 12-11-81Runout, etched side B
EGHL-108-A 2 SNB Al QSide A runout
EGHL-108-B SNB. Al QSide B runout
176 2302107 1 380 POLYGRAMRunout A
176 2302107 2 380 POLYGRAMRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Editions EG EGHL 108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2302 107 / EG 2302 107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Editions EG 2302 107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Polydor 28MM0030First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Editions EG 2302 107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Editions EG 23 35 215First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Editions EG EGED 8 / Polydor EGED 8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Editions EG EGS 108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Editions EG EGS 108LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | US | Editions EG EGS 108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Expanded Music EX 18 / Editions EG EX 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Island Records 670.4168LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Editions EG EGED 8LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of The Lounge Lizards are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1981 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Italy, Canada and more. One of them is Editions EG EGS 108.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EGS 108, EGED 8, EX 18, EGHL 108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EGS - 108 - A STERLING HuB and EGS - 108 - B STERLING Gc HuB re. 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.
