Ecuador
1988- Label and catalog number
- EMI 303-0176
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by Richard Marx · 1988
Repeat Offender 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.
1 pressing came out in 1988, the album's first year. 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.
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 | Ecuador | EMI 303-0176First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Unknown | EMI USA 790380LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Argentina | EMI 58.612LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australasia | EMI USA USA 790380LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | EMI USA 066 790380 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | EMI USA E1-90380LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | EMI USA E1 590380LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Colombia | EMI 11001225LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Colombia | EMI 11001225LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | Europe | EMI USA 064-7 90380 1 / EMI USA 064 7 90380 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | EMI Electrola GmbH 790380 1LP, Advance, Album | LP, Advance, Album |
| 1989 | France | EMI USA 7903801LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | EMI USA 064-7 90380 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | EMI USA 32 943-3LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Greece | EMI USA E1-90380 / EMI USA 062-7903801LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | India | His Master's Voice E.90380LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | India | His Master's Voice E.90380LP, Album | LP, Album |
31 vinyl pressings of Repeat Offender are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1988 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Ecuador. One of them is EMI 303-0176.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 303-0176) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.