Vinyl pressings
by Passport · 1982
Earthborn 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.
8 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 6 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.
R / S Alsdorf 50913 A RME 21Runout side A stamped (variant 1): RME 21 etched
R / S Alsdorf 50913 B RME 5Runout side B stamped (variant 1): RME 5 etched
R / S Alsdorf 50913 A RME 57Runout side A stamped (variant 2): RME 57 etched
R / S Alsdorf 50913 B3 RMERunout side B stamped (variant 2): RME etched
ST-A 825043A @t GP 0-1 SM 1-1Side A runout etched
ST-A- 825043-A @t GP SP 0-1 SM 1-1Side B runout etched
ST-A 825043A @MP SM 1-alphamatrix variant side A
ST-A- 825043-A @MP GP SP 0-1 SM 1-alphamatrix variant side B
ST-A-825043-ARA Side Label
ST-A-825044-ARB Side Label
XSD-50913-ASide A, etched
XSD-50913-BSide B, etched
CR (in circle)Both Sides, stamped
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 | Atlantic XSD 50913First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Atlantic ATL 50913First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50913First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 913First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Atlantic ATL 50 913 / Atlantic ATL 50913First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 80034-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 80034-1 / Atlantic 7 80034-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 80034-1 / Atlantic 7 80034-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 80034-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | Brazil | Atlantic 20.115LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50913 / Atlantic ATL 50 913LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50913LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50913LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of Earthborn are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1982 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Germany, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Atlantic ATL 50913.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATL 50913, 80034-1, XSD 50913, ATL 50 913) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 50913 A RME 21 and R / S Alsdorf 50913 B RME 5. 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.
