Vinyl pressings
by Midnight Oil · 1981
Place Without A Postcard 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.
5 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 3 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.
Re 3-60.4 TML-M2 MX 200528-6 SBP237704-1Side A runout, variant 1
Re 3 60.4TML-M1 MX 200529-6 SBP237704-2Side B runout, variant 1
Re 3-60.4 TML-M2 MX 200528-6 SBP237704-1Side B runout, variant 2
TML X Re 2-60.4 Δ MX 200529(8)-6 SBP<>237704-2Side B runout, variant 2
Re 3-60.4 TML-M2 MX 200528-6 SBP237704-1Variant 1 side A, stamped, etched
Re 2 60.4 △ MX 200529-F SBP 237704-2 TML XVariant 1 side B, stamped, etched
△ MX200528-D SBP237704-1 Variant 2 side A, stamped, etched
△ MX200529#-F SBP#237704-2 TML X Re2 60.4 Variant 2 side B, stamped, etched ("#" represents an unknown or crossed out character)
02 460897 20 1A1Side A Runout
02 460897 20 1B1Side B Runout
02 460897 20 1A1
02-460897-20 1On label, side A
02 460897 20 1B1
02-460897-20 2On label, side B
SBP 237704 A..Runout (Etched) Side A
SBP 237704 B#2Runout (Etched) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | CBS SBP 237704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 460897 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS 460897 1 / Columbia COL 460897 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237704 / CBS SBP 237 704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | CBS SBP 237704 / Sprint SBP 237704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | CBS 188.095/1-460897 / Sprint 188.095/1-460897LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Australia | Sony Music Australia Limited 88985360091LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2017 | Australia | Sony Music 88985360091LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Columbia 188.095 / Columbia 1-460897LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Spain | CBS/Sony 460897 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Place Without A Postcard are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1981 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Australia, Europe, New Zealand. One of them is CBS SBP 237704, released November 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SBP 237704, CBS 460897 1, 460897 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Re 3-60.4 TML-M2 MX 200528-6 SBP237704-1 and Re 3 60.4TML-M1 MX 200529-6 SBP237704-2. 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.
