Vinyl pressings
by Robert Fripp · 1981
Let The Power Fall was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
EGED 10 A // 2 ▽ ESC 111 [stamped] JONZ [etched]Variant 1: Runout side A
EGED 10 B // 2^▽ ESC 121 [stamped] SOUND CLINIC [etched]Variant 1: Runout side B
EGED 10 A // 2 ▽ ESC 11 4 [stamped] JONZ [etched]Variant 2: Runout side A
EGED 10 B // 2▽ ESC 12 2 [stamped] SOUND CLINIC [etched]Variant 2: Runout side B
EGS-110A- @tGP EDP [In Oval]Run-out A-side
EGS-110B @tGP EDP [In Oval]Run-out B-side
2311 073 ALabel side A
2311 073 BLabel side B
2311073 AEtched A
2311073 BEtched B
EGHL-110-A SnB Al QSide A runout etched
EGHL-110-B SnB Al QSide B runout etched
EGSX 98-A SnBSide C runout etched
EGSX-98 B∙2 SnB QSide D runout etched
176 2311073 1 001 380 POLYGRAMSide A, Runout, Variant 1
176 2 2311073 2 380 POLYGRAMSide B, Runout, Variant 1
176 2311073 1 DU1 380 POLYGRAM A2Side A, Runout, stamped, Variant 2
176 2 2311073 2 380 POLYGRAM A2Side B, Runout, stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australasia | Editions EG 2311073 / Editions EG EGED 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Editions EG EGHL 110 / Editions EG EGSX 98First yearLP, Album, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, All Media | LP, Album, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, All Media |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2311 073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Editions EG 2311 073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Editions EG 28MM 0035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Editions EG 28MM 0035First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Editions EG 2311 073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Editions EG 23 11 073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Editions EG EGS 110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Editions EG 2311 073First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Editions EG EGED 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Editions EG EGED 10 / Virgin EGED 10LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Panegyric DGMLP6 / Discipline Global Mobile DGMLP6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Editions EG EGED 10LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Let The Power Fall are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Italy, Australasia and more. One of them is Editions EG EGED 10, released April 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EGED 10, EGS 110, 2311 073, 2311073) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EGED 10 A // 2 ▽ ESC 111 [stamped] JONZ [etched] and EGED 10 B // 2^▽ ESC 121 [stamped] SOUND CLINIC [etched]. 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.
