Vinyl pressings
by Robert Fripp · 1979
Exposure was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 13 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.
EGLP101 A//2▼ EUSA 13Variant 1, runout, stamped side A
EGLP101 B//4▼E AS 11Variant 1, runout, stamped side B
EGLP101 A//2▼ EUSA 12Variant 2, runout, stamped side A
EGLP101 B//4▼E AS 11Variant 2, runout, stamped side B
PD-1-6201 AS-MW-1 MR ∆24188 ② 1981-IS THE YEAR OF THE FRIPPSide A etched ["MR" stamped and encircled]
Pd1-6201-B-RE1 MW MR ∆24188-X ④ THE AIM IS FREEDOM CONSCIENCE AND TRUTH @tGPSide B etched ["MR" stamped and encircled]
PD-1-6201 ASSide A label
PD-1-6201 BSSide B label
PD-1-6201 AS-PRC-1-11-1 1981 - IS THE YEAR OF THE FRIPPSide A runout, variant 1
PD-1-6201 BS-RE-2 PRC-1-11 @GP THE AIM IS FREEDOM CONSCIENCE AND TRUTHSide B runout, variant 1
PD-1-6201 AS-PRC -1-1-111 1981 - IS THE YEAR OF THE FRIPPSide A runout, variant 2
PD-1-6201 BS-RE-2 PRC-1-11 @GP THE AIM IS FREEDOM CONSCIENCE AND TRUTHSide B runout, variant 2
PD-1-6201 AS - PW 1981 - IS THE YEAR OF THE FRIPPSide A Runout Variant 1
PD1-6201-BS-RE1 / PW-8-2 THE AIM IS FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE AND TRUTHSide B Runout Variant 1
PD-1-6201 AS - PW 1981 - IS THE YEAR OF THE FRIPP (PR)P @t GPSide A Runout Variant 2
PD1-6201-BS-RE1 @tGP PW-8-2 THE AIM IS FREEDOM CONSCIENCE AND TRUTH (PR)PSide B Runout Variant 2
PD-1-6201 AS - PWSide A
PD1 - 6201 - BS - RE1 PW - 3 - 2Side B
1981 - IS THE YEAR OF THE FRIPPSide A
THE AIM IS FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE AND TRUTHSide B
PD1-6201-AS-PW 1981-IS THE YEAR OF THE FRIPP @tGPRunout side A, variant 1
PD1-6201-BS-RE1 @tGP PW-3-2 THE AIM IN FREEDOM CONSCIENCE AND TRUTHRunout side B, variant 1
PD-1 6201AS-PW 1981-IS THE YEAR OF THE FRIPP @tGPRunout side A, variant 2
PD1-6201-BS-RE1 @tGP PW-3(number 2 corrected by 3)-2 THE AIM IS FREEDOM CONSCIENCE AND TRUTH (PR)PRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | EG 2310 661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia & New Zealand | EG 2310 661 / Polydor 2310 661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6201 / Polydor 2310 661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | EG 2302 092 / Polydor 2302 092First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | EG 2302 092 / Polydor 2302 092First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | EG 2302 092 / Polydor 2302 092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Polydor 2310 661First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | Polydor 2310 661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Polydor 2310 661LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Italy | EG 2310 661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Polydor 2302 092 / EG 2302 092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Polydor 2302 092 / EG 2302 092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Polydor 2302 092 / EG 2302 092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | EG 2310 661 / Polydor 2310 661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Polydor 23 10 661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | EG 2302092LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | EG 28MM 0456LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | UK | EG EGLP 41 / Virgin EGLP 41LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | EG EGLP 41LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1985 | US | EG EGLP 41LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1985 | US | EG EGLP 41LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1985 | Japan | EG 28MM 0456LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Panegyric DGMLPX101LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | UK | Panegyric DGMLP4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | EG 2302 092 / Polydor 2302 092LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | EG EGLP 41 / Polydor 825 871-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | EG EGLP 41LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
39 vinyl pressings of Exposure are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is EG EGLP 101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EGLP 101, PD 1- 6201, MPF 1239, 2310 661) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EGLP101 A//2▼ EUSA 13 and EGLP101 B//4▼E AS 11. 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.
