Vinyl pressings
by Moving Targets · 1986
Burning In Water was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year. 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.
TAANG-11-A COOKIE KIM ... WHAT KIND OF WORLD IS THIS ? HUB kdiscRunout Groove Side A
TAANG-11-B TO PAT LEONARD ... IT CAME TO SOMETHING ONCE, ON THE OTHER SIDE kdisc HUBRunout Groove Side B
TAANG-11-A COOKIE KIM ... WHAT KIND OF WORLD IS THIS ? HUB kdiscRunout Groove Side A
TAANG-11-B TO PAT LEONARD ... IT CAME TO SOMETHING ONCE, ON THE OTHER SIDE kdisc HUBRunout Groove Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 11 / Taang! Records TAANG 11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 11LP, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 1987 | UK | What Goes On Records Goes On 14LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | UK | What Goes On Records GOES ON 14LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 11LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1988 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 11LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1988 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 11LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1988 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 11LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 11LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Burning In Water are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1986 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US. One of them is Taang! Records TAANG! 11.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TAANG! 11) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TAANG-11-A COOKIE KIM ... WHAT KIND OF WORLD IS THIS ? HUB kdisc and TAANG-11-B TO PAT LEONARD ... IT CAME TO SOMETHING ONCE, ON THE OTHER SIDE kdisc HUB. 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.
