Vinyl pressings
by Midnight Star · 1984
Planetary Invasion was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 5 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-ES-60384-A 1 ❀ Q B-20399A1-SLM △8409 1-Runout side A
ST-ES-60384B3 ❀ Q -B3 SLM 1- B20411-B3 SH-SPRunout side B
ST-ES60384-A 1 ❀ Q B.20399A1 - SLM △8409 1 1-2 0-1SM3 2 SH SPRunout side A etched, variant 2
ST-ES603854B3 ❀ Q B-20369 - B3 SLM △8368 X 1-2 0-1SM2-1 △8409 XRunout side B etched, variant 2
ST-ES-60384-A 1 [a flower] Q B-20399-A1 - SLM [a triangle] 8409 1-1Side A runout, variant 1
ST-ES-60384B3 [a flower] Q SLM 1-1 [a triangle] 8409-X B-20411-B3Side B runout, variant 1
ST-ES-60384-A-4 [a flower] Q B-20399-A4 SLM [a triangle] 8409 1-1Side A runout, variant 2
ST-ES-60384B3 [a flower] Q SLM 1-1 [a triangle] 8409-x B-20411 - B3Side B runout, variant 2
ST-ES-60384-A 1 ❀ Q B-20399A1-SLM △8409 1-1Side One
ST-ES-60384B3 ❀ Q -B-20369-1B3 (scratched out) SLM 8409-X B-20411-B3Side Two
96-03841-A JW QuSide A runout
96-03841-B QuSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Solar 96 03841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Solar TSR 330201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Solar / TSR Music GmbH TSR 330201First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Solar 603841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | MCA Records MCL 1840 / Solar MCL 1840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Solar 60384-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Solar 60384-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Solar E1-60384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Solar 60384-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Solar 540113 / Vogue 540113LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Brazil | Solar 601.001 / Top Tape 601.001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Solar 540113 / Vogue 540113LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Solar VIL-6160LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Solar VIL-6160LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canada | Unidisc SPLP-7115LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Planetary Invasion are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1984 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Canada, Germany, Austria, & Switzerland and more. One of them is Solar 60384-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60384-1, E1-60384, MCF 3251, 96 03841) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-ES-60384-A 1 ❀ Q B-20399A1-SLM △8409 1- and ST-ES-60384B3 ❀ Q -B3 SLM 1- B20411-B3 SH-SP. 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.
