Vinyl pressings
by Midnight Oil · 1990
Blue Sky Mining was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 16 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.
C X MX 253229 MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301 LZ 465653·1 SIDEASide A runout variant 1
X MX 253230 C 465653·1 SIDEB LZSide B runout variant 1
C MX 253229 MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301 LZ 465653·1 SIDEASide A runout variant 2
MX 253230 C 465653·1 SIDEB LZSide B runout variant 2
465653 1 A3 TY1 AA-side runout, variant 1
465653 1 B3 TY1 AB-side runout, variant 1
465653.1.A3 TY1 4 AA-side runout, variant 2
465653 1 B3 TY1 4 AB-side runout, variant 2
AL 45398-1CSide 1 - Variant 1
BL 45398-1ASide 2 - Variant 1
AL 45398-1C G1 (A) A3 VLADOSide 1 - Variant 2
BL 45398-1A G1 (T) VLADO A2Side 2 - Variant 2
70132-A
70132-B
AL .253229 188.060 A 1-465 653 EL C (P) 1990 1-1-23A Side Etched Runout
B -253230 188.060 B 1-465 653 EL C (P) 1990 1-1-20B Side Etched Runout
253229A Side Label
253230B Side Label
AL . 253229 188.060 A 1-465653 EL C (p) 1990 1 - 1 - 35Runout, side A, etched
188.060 B 1-465653 EL C (p) 1990 B - 253230 1 - 1 - 2 -Runout, side B, etched
188.060 1-465653 253229Label, side A
188.060 1-465653 253230Label, side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Discos CBS 70-132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Australia | CBS 465653 1 / Sprint 465653 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Brazil | CBS 188.060/1-465653 / Discos CBS 188.060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Brazil | CBS 188.060 / 1-465653 / Discos CBS 188.060 / 1-465653First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Columbia C 45398First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Columbia CRC 45398LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | Canada | Columbia C 45398First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Colombia | CBS 14465653First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0041-1 311 / Globus International 210041-1311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 465653 1 / Sprint Music 465653 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 465653 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 465653 1 / Sprint Music 465653 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 465653 1 / Sprint 465653 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Greece | CBS 465653 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Mexico | CBS DMI-465653First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Australia | Sony Music 88985342361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Australia | Sony Music 88985342361LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Australia | Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited 88985342361LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
28 vinyl pressings of Blue Sky Mining are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1990 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Australia, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is CBS 465653 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 465653 1, C 45398, 70-132, 188.060/1-465653) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C X MX 253229 MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301 LZ 465653·1 SIDEA and X MX 253230 C 465653·1 SIDEB LZ. 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.
