Vinyl pressings
by Magnum · 1983
The Eleventh Hour! was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year. 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.
JET.LP 240 A1 CL Tim Tom cbs <Side A, variant 1
JET.LP 240 B1 :) TY <Side B, variant 1
JET.LP 240 A1 4C Tim Tom cbs DSide A, variant 2
JET.LP 240 B2 0 TY CSide B, variant 2
JET-LP 240 A1Side A
JET.LP 240 B2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Jet Records JETLP 240First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Jet Records JETLP 240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Sweden | Sonet SLP3128LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | FM WKFM LP 111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Germany | Bellaphon 250·07·028LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | FM WKFMPD111LP, Album, Reissue, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Reissue, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1988 | UK | FM WKFMPD111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2782 / BMG MOVLP2782LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-888LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo |
| 2021 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-888LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of The Eleventh Hour! are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1983 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK. One of them is Jet Records JETLP 240.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JETLP 240) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JET.LP 240 A1 CL Tim Tom cbs < and JET.LP 240 B1 :) TY <. 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.
