Vinyl pressings
by R.E.M. · 1988
Green was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
1-25795-A-RE 3 SRI-DMM MASTERDISK SP2-3Runout A, variant 1
1-25795-B RE3 -SRI-DMM 2-2Runout B, variant 1
1-25795-A-RE 3 SRI-DMM MASTERDISK SP2-3Runout A, variant 2
1-25795-B RE3 -SRI-DMM SP4-2Runout B, variant 2
1-25795-A-RE3 -SH1-DMM MASTERDISK B-33124_Re3-SH1 △22697 1-1Side A runout, variant 1
1-25795-B-RE 3 SH1-DMM MASTERDISK B-33125-Re3-SH1 △22697-X 1-1Side B runout, variant 1
1-25795-B-RE 3 SH1-DMM MASTERDISK B-33125-Re3-SH1 △22697-X 2-1Side A runout, variant 2
1-25795-B-RE 3 SH1-DMM MASTERDISK B-33125-Re3-SH1 △22697-X 1-2Side B runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-Ax BN 17Side A runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-Bx BN 72Side B runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-A BN 30Side A runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-B X BN 30Side B runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-A2 1-25795-A-RE 3 SRI-DMM MASTERDISK 12Side A runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-B X BN 28Side B runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-A2 1-25795-A-RE 3 SRI-DMM MASTERDISK SPH-1 SP-GER 70Side A runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-B X BN 25Side B runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-A3 10 I 1-25795-A-RE 3 SRI-DMM MASTERDISK SP3-1 SP-GER I <T>Side A runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-B2 1-25795-A-RE 3 SRI-DMM SP-GER I <T> 7 IISide B runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-A3 10 1-25795-A-RE 3 SRI-DMM MASTERDISK | SP-GER I <T>Side A runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-B2 7 1-25795-B-RE3 - SRI-DMM II SP•4-1 S3-4-7 <T>Side B runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-A xSide A runout, stamped, "x" etched, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-B xSide B runout, stamped, "x" etched, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-A 10Side A runout, stamped, "10" etched, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925795-1-B 10Side B runout, stamped, "10" etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | WEA 80127 / Warner Bros. Records 80127First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 25795 / WEA 80127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25795-1 / Warner Bros. Records 25795.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 57951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 9 25795-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25795First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 9 25795-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BAN 925773-1 / Warner Bros. Records BAN 925795First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records 9257951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1654First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925795-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25795-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25795First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 W1-25795 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25795LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25795-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25795-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25795First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 795-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 234First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25795-2 / Rhino Vinyl R1 325795LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | US | Concord Bicycle Music 325795LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2013 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 8122796645LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | US | Concord Bicycle Music 325795LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Europe | Concord Bicycle Music 00888072004146 / Universal Music Group International 0081227966454LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 795-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 234LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 795-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 234LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Concord Bicycle Music 325795LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
33 vinyl pressings of Green are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1988 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Europe, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 25795-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25795-1, 925 795-1, 25795, 25795-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25795-A-RE 3 SRI-DMM MASTERDISK SP2-3 and 1-25795-B RE3 -SRI-DMM 2-2. 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.
