Vinyl pressings
by Peter Murphy · 1989
Deep was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 4 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.
9877-1-H-A Emw #05092 MASTERDISK TDSide A runout etched; MASTERDISK stamped
9877-1-H-B Emw #05092XSide B runout etched
9877-1-H-ASide A label
9877-1-H-BSide B label
9877-1-H-A emw #05092 MASTERDISK TDSide A runout
9877-1-H-B emw #05092XSide B runout
9877-1-H-ASide A label
9877-1-H-BSide B label
VG 50494 ARunout side A
VG 50494 BRunout side B
302 121 A+Side A, Stamped
302 121 B+Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Brazil | Beggars Banquet 670.9167First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | France | Beggars Banquet D-3561LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Greece | Virgin VG 50494First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Victoria VLP-406 / Beggars Banquet VLP-406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Beggars Banquet 9877-1-H / Beggars Banquet 9877-1-RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Beggars Banquet 9877-1-H / Beggars Banquet 9877-1-RFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | RCA BEGA 107 / Beggars Banquet BEGA 107LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Vertigo 838 997-1 / Beggars Banquet 838 997-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Vertigo 838 997-1 / Beggars Banquet 838 997-1LP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1990 | France | Beggars Banquet 70 760LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Germany | Rebel Rec. 065-30091LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1990 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Rebel Rec. SPV 065-30091 / Rebel Rec. 065-30091LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Italy | Beggars Banquet BEGA107LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 107LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 107LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Worldwide | Beggars Arkive BBL107LPXLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2021 | Worldwide | Beggars Arkive BBL107LPXLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Worldwide | Beggars Arkive BBL107LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Deep are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1989 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Brazil, Greece, Spain. One of them is Beggars Banquet 9877-1-H.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9877-1-H, 670.9167, VG 50494, VLP-406) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9877-1-H-A Emw #05092 MASTERDISK TD and 9877-1-H-B Emw #05092X. 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.
