Vinyl pressings
by Peter Maffay · 1980
Revanche was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 2 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.
0060 340 S 1 0703 807 S 1 320 2 C I BRunout side A variant 1
0060 340 S 2 0703 807 S 2 320 1 . 3 D I FRunout side B variant 1
0060 340 S 1 0703 807 S 1 320 1 C ERunout side A variant 2
0060 340 S 2 0703 807 S 2 320 1 . 3 A 0Runout side B variant 2
0060 340 S 1 0703 807 S 1 Polygram 320 11 V1 AA1Runout side A, Polygram etched, 11 V1 upside-down
0060 340 S 2 0703 807 S 2 Polygram 320 V1 AJRunout side B,Polygram etched, V1 upside-down
0060 340 S 1 0703 807 S 1 320 5ARunout side A
0060 340 S 2 0703 807 S 2 320 1.3ARunout side B
0060 340 S 1 0703 807 S 1 320 4BSide A / Variant 1
0060 340 S 2 0703 807 S 2 320 WL 7ASide B / Variant 1
0060 340 S1 0703 807 S1 320 1.12 TMSide A / Variant 2
0060 340 S2 0703 807 S2 320 1.7 BASide B / Variant 2
0060 340 S 1 0703 807 S 1 320 A3 AHRunout side A, variant 1
0060 340 S 2 0703 807 S 2 320 1 ANRunout side B, variant 1
0060 340 S 1 0703 807 S 1 320 B4 LZRunout side A, variant 2
0060 340 S 2 0703 807 S 2 320 WW 11·6DRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Austria | Metronome 0060.340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Austria | Metronome 30 952LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Germany | Metronome 27 294-8 / Metronome 27 294 8LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Germany | Metronome 0060.340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Metronome 30 952 6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Germany | Metronome 0060.340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Metronome 0060.340First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Metronome 0060.340First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Metronome 0060.340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Metronome 2480 592LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Germany | TELDEC LP 6.26822 BLLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Germany | Sony Music 19439 80391 1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Revanche are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1980 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Germany, Austria. One of them is Metronome 0060.340.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0060.340) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0060 340 S 1 0703 807 S 1 320 2 C I B and 0060 340 S 2 0703 807 S 2 320 1 . 3 D I F. 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.
