Vinyl pressings
by Peter Schilling · 1984
Terra Titanic was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 10 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 249415-7 A3X D SNB 37Runout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 249415-7 B SNBRunout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 249415-7 A3 D M SNB 37Runout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 2̶4̶9̶5̶0̶0̶-̶7̶ ̶B̶ 249415-7 B 5 SNBRunout side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 249415-0 ARunout Side A [machine-stamped]
R/S Alsdorf 249415-0 BRunout Side B [machine-stamped]
mastered by SNBRunout Area both sides [hand-written]
R/S Alsdorf 249415-7 A3X D SNB 37Runout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 249415-7 B SNBRunout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 249415-7 A3 D M SNB 37Runout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 2̶4̶9̶5̶0̶0̶-̶7̶ ̶B̶ 249415-7 B 5 SNBRunout side B, variant 2
249415-0 A 23-5-84Runout Side A [machine-stamped]
249415-0 B 23-5-84Runout Side B [machine-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | France | WEA 2292 49415 0First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Germany | WEA 249 367-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ireland | WEA X 9415First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Italy | WEA 29 9415-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Italy | WEA 24 9367-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | WEA 229 24 9367-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Peru | WEA F-WEA 2493677.0First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Portugal | WEA 229 24 9415-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Portugal | WEA 229 24-9367-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | South Africa | WEA WIS 612First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | WEA MS 249 415-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Spain | WEA S 249 367-7First year7", Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Spain | WEA S 249 367-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | WEA MS 249 415-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | WEA X 9415First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Italy | Domino Records DMN 169 / Blow Up DMN 16912", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1995 | Germany | Blow Up INT 125.893 / Intercord INT 125.89312", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Spain | Filmax Music FLMX002112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of Terra Titanic are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1984 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, UK, Italy, France and more. One of them is WEA 249 415-7, released May 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 249 415-7, 249 415-0, X 9415, 2292 49415 0) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 249415-7 A3X D SNB 37 and R/S Alsdorf 249415-7 B SNB. 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.
