Vinyl pressings
by Moon Martin · 1979
Escape From Domination was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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-1-11933-Z3 · ─◁ STERLINGSide A runout
ST·2·11933-Z3 · ─◁ STERLING STERLINGSide B runout
ST-1-11933Side A label
ST-2-11933Side B label
ST-1-11933-Z1 #5 0 STERLING GCRunout A etched / 0, STERLING stamped, variant 1
ST•2 11933•Z2 #2 0 STERLINGRunout B etched / 0, STERLING stamped, variant 1
ST-1-11933-Z1 #1 0 STERLING gcRunout A etched / 0, STERLING stamped, variant 2
ST·2-11933·Z2 #1 0 STERLINGRunout B etched / 0, STERLING stamped, variant 2
ST-1-11933-Z5 (Stamped ✲)Variant 1 Side A Etched
ST•2.11933• Z6Variant 1 Side B Etched
ST-1-11933-Z5 r ͻ (Stamped ✲ STERLING)Variant 2 Side A Etched
ST-2-11933-Z8 ~ (Stamped ✲ STERLING)Variant 2 Side B Etched
(ST-1-11933)Side A Label
(ST-2-11933)Side B Label
E ST1 11933-1 G 1Side A runout
E ST2 11933-2 R 1Side B runout
E-ST1 11933Side A label
E-ST2 11933Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Capitol Records ST-11933First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-11933First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11933First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Capitol Records 2S 068 85944First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Capitol Records 2S 068 85944First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Capitol Records 2S 068 85944First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Capitol Records 2C 068 85944LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 944 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-85 944First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 944LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 064 85944First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81273First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 062-85944LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-11933First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | Capitol Records 8E 074 - 85 944LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Spain | Capitol Records 10 C 064-085944First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Capitol Records 2C 068 85944LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Escape From Domination are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11933, released July 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11933, ST-511933, E-ST 11933, 2S 068 85944) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11933-Z3 · ─◁ STERLING and ST·2·11933-Z3 · ─◁ STERLING 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.
