Vinyl pressings
by Matt Bianco · 1988
Indigo 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.
14 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 11 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-A-887003-A \-1 △22375 B-32844-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [SRC logo]Side A runout
ST-A-887004-A \-2 B-32845-A △22375-X ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [SRC logo]Side B runout
ST-A-887003-A \-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [SRC logo]Side A runout
ST-A-887004-A \-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [SRC logo]Side B runout
MX301119Side 1 Printed Label
MX301120Side 2 Printed Label
R/S Alsdorf 242399-1-A XXX TY1 7Runout A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 242399-1-B XXX 3 TY1Runout B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 242399-1-A XX TY1 3Runout A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 242399-1-B XX 6 TY1Runout B, variant 2
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 | Argentina | WEA 80753LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Argentina | WEA 80753First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | WEA 242399-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | WEA 24 24741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | WEA 24 24741First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | WEA WX181 / WEA 242 399-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | WEA WX181 / WEA 242 399-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | WEA 242 399 1 / WEA WX181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | WEA 242 399 1 / WEA WX181LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Japan | WEA Records Ltd. 23P1-2133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Mexico | WEA LWI-6796First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Portugal | WEA 2423991First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Africa | WEA 242 474-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | WEA 242 399 1 / WEA 242 399-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 81878-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Indigo are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Argentina, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 81878-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81878-1, 80753, 242399-1, 24 24741) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-887003-A \-1 △22375 B-32844-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [SRC logo] and ST-A-887004-A \-2 B-32845-A △22375-X ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [SRC logo]. 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.
