Vinyl pressings
by Material · 1981
Memory Serves 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.
9 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 4 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.
529812 A MASTERDISK HW EDPSide A, variant 1
529812 B MASTERDISK HW EDPSide B, variant 1
529812 A MASTERDISK HW EDP M.P.P.V.Side A, variant 2
529812 B MASTERDISK HW EDP M.P.P.V.Side B, variant 2
529812 A MASTERDISK HW EDPSide A variant 1
529812 B MASTERDISK HW EDPSide B variant 1
529812 A MASTERDISK HW EDP M.P.P.V.Side A variant 2
529812 B MASTERDISK HW EDP M.P.P.V.Side B variant 2
529812 A MASTERDISK HW EDPSide A: etched except MASTERDISK printed
ट⃫ 529812 B MASTERDISK HW EDPSide B except MASTERDISK printed
529812 A MASTERDISK HW EDPSide A
529812 B MASTERDISK HW EDPSide 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 | France | Celluloid 529812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Celluloid CEL N.Y. 5007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Celluloid CELL 5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Celluloid 529812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Celluloid CEL N.Y. 5007LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | France | Celluloid 529812First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Celluloid 529812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Celluloid 204 291 / Celluloid 204 291-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Celluloid 204 291-320 / Celluloid 204 291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Celluloid ILPS 9693First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Elektra Musician XE1-60042LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Elektra Musician XE1-60042LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Elektra Musician E1-60042LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2751 / Celluloid 25AP 2751LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2751 / Celluloid 25AP 2751LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Celluloid New York CEL NY 5007 / Celluloid New York CEL N.Y. 5007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Memory Serves are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in France, UK, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Celluloid 529812.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 529812, CEL N.Y. 5007, CELL 5507, ILPS 9693) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 529812 A MASTERDISK HW EDP and 529812 B MASTERDISK HW EDP. 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.
