Vinyl pressings
by Mink DeVille · 1981
Coup De Grâce 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.
29 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
STA-814773-E 0-2 SM1-// SP [One Pacman symbol] STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
STA-814773-A 0-2 SM5-1 [Two Pacman symbols] STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
STA-814773-E O-SM3-2 [One Pacman symbol] STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
STA-814774-A SP 0-1 SP 4-1 [Two Pacman symbols...] STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
STA-814773-C MR △25285 [One Pacman symbol]Side A runout, etched, variant 1
STA-814774-A MR △25528 X (&) SD-19311 [Two Pacman symbols]Side B runout, etched, variant 1
SD-19311 STA-814773-C MR △25285 STERLING ᗧSide A runout, variant 2
SD-19311 STERLING STA-814774-A ᗧᗧ... MR △/25285XSide B runout, variant 2
SD-19311 STA-814773-C MR △25285 STERLING ᗧA-side runout
SD-19311 STERLING STA-814774-A ᗧᗧ... MR △/25285XB-side runout
ST-A-814773A-side label
ST-A-814774B-side label
LIB 5004 A CH. STUDIOS 301Side A handwritten run-outs
LIB 5004-B CH. STUDIOS 301Side B handwritten run-outs
LIB-5004ASide A label
LIB-5004BSide B label
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 | Liberation Records LIB 5004 / Liberation Records LIB-5004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 19311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 19311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 833 / Atlantic ATL K 50 833First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 833 / Atlantic ATL K 50 833First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50833 / Atlantic K 50833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 833 / Atlantic ATL 50 833First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 833 / Atlantic SD 19311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 833 / Atlantic ATL 50 833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 833 / Atlantic K 50 833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Atlantic K 50 833 / Atlantic K 50 833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic ATL K 50 833 / Atlantic ATL 50833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 833 / Atlantic ATL K 50 833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | Atlantic 50 833LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Greece | Atlantic 50833First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP829LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of Coup De Grâce are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1981 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19311.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19311, K 50833, LIB 5004, XSD 19311) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-814773-E 0-2 SM1-// SP [One Pacman symbol] STERLING and STA-814773-A 0-2 SM5-1 [Two Pacman symbols] STERLING. 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.
