Vinyl pressings
by Scritti Politti · 1982
Asylums In Jerusalem / Jacques Derrida was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, the album's first year, in 2 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.
RT-111-A2 [lyre image]TOPIA V 1CRunout Side A, Variant 1
RT-111-AA2 [lyre image]TOPIA C 4Runout Side AA, Variant 1
RT - 111- A2 0 ∴ [lyre logo]TOPIARunout Side A, Variant 2
RT - 111- AA2 [lyre logo]TOPIA 1 5 CRunout Side Aa, Variant 2
RT-111-T-A1 [lyre lmage]TOPIA. ∴Runout Side A
RT-111-T-AA1 [lyre image]TOPIA.Runout Side AA
RT-111-A2 [lyre image]TOPIA CRunout side A
RT-111-AA2 [lyre image]TOPIA CRunout side AA
RT 111-T A1Side A
RT 111-T AASide B
RT-111-A2 [lyre image]TOPIA CSide A
RT-111-AA2 [lyre image]TOPIA CSide AA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Celluloid CEL 107.004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Rough Trade RT 111First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Rough Trade RT 111TFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1982 | UK | Rough Trade RT 111PFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | UK | Rough Trade RT 111TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, Numbered · Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Numbered · Numbered |
| 1982 | UK | Rough Trade RT 111First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1982 | UK | Rough Trade RT 111PFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | UK | Rough Trade RT 111First year7", Single, White Label | 7", Single, White Label |
| 1982 | UK | Rough Trade RT 111PFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | UK | Rough Trade RT 111TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Rough Trade RT 111First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Asylums In Jerusalem / Jacques Derrida are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, France. One of them is Rough Trade RT 111.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RT 111, RT 111T, RT 111P, CEL 107.004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RT-111-A2 [lyre image]TOPIA V 1C and RT-111-AA2 [lyre image]TOPIA C 4. 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.
