Vinyl pressings
by Saxon · 1984
Crusader was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 17 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.
CAL-200-A' SW V STERLINGSide A runout etched, STERLING stamped
CAL-200-B' SW V STERLINGSide B runout etched, STERLING stamped
CAL 200-ASide A label
CAL 200-BSide B label
CAL-200-2A SW STERLING VSide A runout
CAL-200-B1 SW V STERLINGSide B runout
P º AL-39284-1E STERLINGSide A etched, º Sterling stamped
P º BL-39284-1E STERLINGSide B etched, º Sterling stamped
AL-39284-1D A11 STERLINGVariant 1, Side A
BL-39284-2BVariant 1, Side B
P AL-39284-1E STERLINGVariant 2, Side A
B1 P BL 39284-2BVariant 2, Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Brazil | Carrere 310.7001 / RGE 310.7001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records SN-66178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Carrere 66.081 / Carrere CRE 25883First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI 064 24 0135 1 / EMI 1C 064-24 0135 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Carrere 66.081 / Carrere 66081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Carrere 66.081 / Carrere 66081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Carrere 817 849-1Y / Carrere 817 849-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Carrere 817 849-1 / Carrere 817 849-1 YLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Carrere 817 849-1 YFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Greece | Carrere 064-2401351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | Carrere 0642401351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Carrere CRE 25883First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | EMI 54 2401351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Carrere P-11467First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Carrere P-11467First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Back On Black BOBV300LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | UK | Back On Black BOBV300LP/HLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Europe | BMG BMGCAT184LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI 038 7 94954 1 / EMI 038-78 4954 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Carrere CAL 200LP, Album | LP, Album |
40 vinyl pressings of Crusader are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1984 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Carrere CAL 200.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAL 200, CALP 200, BFZ 39284, Z 39284) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAL-200-A' SW V STERLING and CAL-200-B' SW V STERLING. 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.
