Vinyl pressings
by Robert Palmer · 1989
Addictions Volume 1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ILPS 9944 A-1U-1- 1 D TOWNHOUSE DMMVariant 1 Side A runout, stamped and etched
ILPS 9944 B-1U-1-1 D TOWNHOUSE DMMVariant 1 Side B runout, stamped and etched
ILPS 9944 A-1U-1- 2 D TOWNHOUSE DMMVariant 2 Side A runout, stamped and etched
ILPS 9944 B-1U-1- 3 D TOWNHOUSE DMMVariant 2 Side B runout, stamped and etched
ST-IL-897639 A DMM SP1-1Side A runout
ST-IL-897640-A-DMM SP1-1Side B runout
ST-IL-897639-SPSide A label
ST-IL-897640-SPSide B label
ILS-1255-A CRRunout Side A etched
ILS-1255-B CRRunout Side B etched
SMX-71995Matrix Side 1
SMX-71996Matrix Side 2
DMX-71995 WRBRunout Side 1
DMX-71996 WRBRunout Side 2
500 003-1 1 01 ℗1989 200Side 1 Runout
500 003-1 2 01 ℗1989 200Side 2 Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia & New Zealand | Island Records TVL 93309 / Island Records RML 53309First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Brazil | Island Records 500 003-1 / Island Records 5000031First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Canada | Island Records ISL 1255LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Europe | Island Records ILPS 9944First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Germany | Island Records 210 309 / Island Records 210 309-7First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Germany | Ariola 210 309-630LP, Compilation, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1989 | Mexico | Island Records LPR-25020 / Island Records 842 301 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Spain | Island Records 5C 210309First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | US | Island Records 91318-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | US | Island Records A1-91318 / Island Records 7 A1-91318LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1989 | US | Island Records R 110819LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | US | Island Records 91318-1 / Island Records 7 91318-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Canada | Island Records ILS 1255First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Island Records 842 301-1 / Island Records 29230LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | South Africa | Island Records STARL 5661LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1990 | Zimbabwe | Island Records STARL 5661LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Island Records 7-91318-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Addictions Volume 1 are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9944.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9944, 91318-1, ILS 1255, TVL 93309) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9944 A-1U-1- 1 D TOWNHOUSE DMM and ILPS 9944 B-1U-1-1 D TOWNHOUSE DMM. 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.
