Vinyl pressings
by Midnight Oil · 1983
Power And The Passion was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 8 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.
TO BE CONTINUED...... MX2022554 TOWNHOUSE BA223010-1Side A runout groove hand-etched and stamped
TOWNHOUSE BRUCE MX202255 BA223010-2Side B runout groove hand-etched and stamped
MX202254Side A label
MX202255Side B label
P XXS-171628-1A STERLINGRunout side A, Variant 1
P XXS-171630-1A STERLINGRunout side B, Variant 1
P XXS-171628-1B ✫ STERLINGRunout side A, Variant 2
P XXS-171630-1A STERLINGRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 38 04349First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS A 3176 / CBS CBSA 3176First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | CBS A 3176 / CBS CBS A 3176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 07・5P-238First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 07・5P-238First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | CBS BA 12039First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | New Zealand | CBS BA 223010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | CBS TA 3176First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | CBS A 3176First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 44 04976First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 38-04349First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 44-04976First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 38-04349First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Columbia AS1815First yearEP, 12", Promo · Promo | EP, 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia AS 1746First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of Power And The Passion are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Australia, US, UK, Canada and more. One of them is CBS BA 223010, released March 28, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BA 223010, 44 04238, TA 3176, A 3176) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TO BE CONTINUED...... MX2022554 TOWNHOUSE BA223010-1 and TOWNHOUSE BRUCE MX202255 BA223010-2. 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.
