Vinyl pressings
by Mike Oldfield · 1982
Five Miles Out was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 22 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.
V 2222 A4 ⋀Side A, Variant 1, hand etched, ⋀ stamped
V 2222 B4 ⋀Side B, Variant 1, hand etched, ⋀ stamped
V 2222 A5Side A, Variant 2, hand etched
V 2222 B5Side B, Variant 2, hand etched
P AL 37983-1D COLUMBIA NYSide A Runout Stamped
P BL 37983-1D COLUMBIA NYSide B Runout Stamped
1TEtched Both Sides
P AL 37983-1C COLUMBIA NYSide A Runout - Stamped - matrix number variant
P O P AL 37983-1A COLUMBIA NYSide A runout variant 1
P O P BL 37983-1H COLUMBIA NYSide B runout variant 1
P AL 37983-1A COLUMBIA NY Janos A P 0Side A runout variant 2
P BL 37983-1B COLUMBIA NY B P 0Side B runout variant 2
G1 P AL 37983-1K COLUMBIA NY B4 JanosSide A Runout
P BL 37983-1D 1TXG o COLUMBIA NY B9Side B Runout
G1 P AL 37983-1J COLUMBIA NY A1 JanosSide A Runout variant 1
P BL 37983-1D 1TXG o COLUMBIA NY B5Side B Runout variant 1
♀ NW MX201010 V22221Side A Runout
♀ NW MX201011 V2222-2Side B Runout
MX201010Side A Label
MX201011Side B Label
VL-2237-A 3 SNB Aℓ-230Side A runout variant 1
VL-2237 B-2 18 SNB230Side B runout variant 1
VL-2237-A SNB Aℓ-230 QuSide A runout variant 2
VL-2237 B-2 13 SNB230Side B runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Virgin VL 2237 / Virgin VL-2237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Virgin VL 2237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Virgin VL 2237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 204 500 / Virgin 204 500-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 28 488-5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 204 500 / Virgin 204 500-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 204 500 / Virgin 204 500-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Finland | Virgin V2222 / Virgin V 2222First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Virgin V2222 / Virgin 204500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Virgin V2222 / Virgin 204500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Virgin 29 111 2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Greece | Virgin 2473832 81First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Virgin 2473832LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Iceland | Virgin V 2222 / Steinar V 2222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | Virgin V2222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Virgin OVED 293LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Mercury 374 044-2 / Universal UMC 374 044-2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | UK & Europe | Mercury 374 044-1 / Universal Music Catalogue 374 044-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Virgin VL 2237LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Virgin 204 500-610 / Virgin 204 500LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Italy | Virgin oved 293LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Poland | IMP LP 00103LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Virgin E-204 500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Virgin I - 204 500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Virgin I - 204 500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Virgin I-204 500 / Virgin I-204.500LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
55 vinyl pressings of Five Miles Out are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1982 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Virgin V2222.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2222, ARE 37983, V 2222, VL 2237) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2222 A4 ⋀ and V 2222 B4 ⋀. 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.
