Vinyl pressings
by Paul McCartney · 1983
Pipes Of Peace was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 15 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.
R6064 A-6U-1-1-2 SA [lyre symbol]TOPIASide A runout variant 1
R 6064 B-4U-1-2-4Side B runout variant 1
R6064 A-6U-1-4-4 SA [lyre symbol]TOPIASide A runout variant 2
R6064 B-6U-1-3-5Side B runout variant 2
R6064 A-5U-1-1-7 [lyre symbol]TOPIARunout side A, variant 1
R6064 B-4U-1-1-6Runout side B, variant 1
R6064 A-5U-1-1-0 [lyre symbol]TOPIARunout side A, variant 2
R6064 B-6U-1-1-1Runout side B, variant 2
R 6064 A-6U-1-Q2- 4 SA UTOPIARunout, A-side, stamped/etched, variant 1
R 6064 B-6U-1-Q4- 3Runout, B-side, stamped, variant 1
R 6064 A5U-1-Q2- 1 3 UTOPIAVariant 2, side A, stamped/etched
R 6064 B-6U-1-Q4- DVariant 2, side B, stamped
R 6064 A-5U-1- ƱTOPIASide A runout
R 6064 B-4U-1-Side B runout
R 6064ASide A Label
R 6064BSide B Label
R6064 A-6U-1-Q2-22 SA [lyre symbol]TOPIASide A runout
R6064 A-6U-1-Q4-17Side B runout
R 6064ALabel Side A
R 6064BLabel Side B
R 6064 A-5U-1- ƱTOPIA DAMONT MT✳2 SA 1 2Runout side A
R 6064 B-6U-1- DAMONT MT✳2- 1 2Runout side B
R 6064ASide A Label
R 6064BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | EMI DIF267First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Argentina | EMI DIF 281First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | Parlophone A-1167First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Australia | Parlophone A-1167First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Barbados | Parlophone R6062First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | Brazil | Parlophone 31C 006 65528 / MPL 31C 006 65528First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 38-04296 / MPL 38-04296First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Parlophone 1655287 / MPL 1655287First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Not On Label 165528 77", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006 16 5528 7 / EMI Electrola 1C 006 165528 7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006 1655287 / MPL 1C 006 1655287First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Guatemala | Odeon 4644First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Japan | Odeon EPS-17426 / MPL EPS-17426First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Japan | Odeon EPS-17426 / MPL EPS-17426First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 701First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UK | Secret 7" S754 / War Child S7547", Single Sided, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Single Sided, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
34 vinyl pressings of Pipes Of Peace are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1983 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Ireland, Europe and more. One of them is Parlophone R6064, released December 5, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R6064, R 6064, 38-04296, 1A 006-1655287) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R6064 A-6U-1-1-2 SA [lyre symbol]TOPIA and R 6064 B-4U-1-2-4. 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.
