Vinyl pressings
by Matt Johnson · 1981
Burning Blue Soul 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.
3 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CAD-113-A I DID KNOW THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE... W-30 BILBOSide A runout, variant 1
CAD-113-B .. ONLY I FORGOT. W-17 BILBO . TA1PESide B runout, variant 1
CAD-113-A I DID KNOW THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE... W-17 BILBO BSide A runout, variant 2
CAD-113-B .. ONLY I FORGOT. W-15 BILBO . TA1PE BSide B runout, variant 2
P-11148-1Side A label
P-11148-2Side B label
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 | Japan | WEA P-11148 / 4AD P-11148First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | WEA P-11148 / 4AD P-11148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | 4AD CAD 113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | 4AD MIP-1-9464LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | 4AD T 3.007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Producciones Twins T-3007(L)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | 4AD CAD 113LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | 4AD CAD 113LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Producciones Twins T-3007 (L) / Producciones Twins T-3007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | 4AD CAD 113LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Burning Blue Soul are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1981 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Japan. One of them is 4AD CAD 113, released August 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAD 113, P-11148) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAD-113-A I DID KNOW THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE... W-30 BILBO and CAD-113-B .. ONLY I FORGOT. W-17 BILBO . TA1PE. 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.
