Vinyl pressings
by Steel Pulse · 1984
Earth Crisis 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.
23 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
[SRC logo]Runouts
ST E60315 A-2 [SRC logo] Study Reggae-Thology STERLING TJ 1-1Runout A, variant 1
ST E 60315 B 2 [SRC logo] STERLING TJ 1-1Runout B, variant 1
ST E60315 A-1 [SRC logo] STUDY REGGAE-THOLOGY STERLING TJ 1-1Runout A, variant 2
ST E60315 A-1 B-18993-A1 △6126 0- Study Reggae-ThologyRunout A
ST E 60315 B 1 SP-AR B-18994-B1 △6126-X 0-Runout B
ST-E60315-1-A-ARLabel A
ST-E60315-1-B-ARLabel B
ST E60315 A-2 Study Reggae-Thology TJ 1-1Runout A etched
ST E 60315 B 2 TJ 1-1Runout B etched
ST E60315 A-1 [SRC logo] B-18993-A1 △6126 0- Study Reggae-Thology STERLING TJ 1-2Runout A
ST E 60315 B 1 [SRC logo] SP-AR B-18994-B1 △6126-X 0- STERLING TJ ⅃-4Runout B
ST-E-60315-1-A-ARLabel A
ST-E-60315-1-B-ARLabel B
ST E 60315 A-1 SRC B-18993-A1 △6126 0- STUDY REGGAE-THOLOGHY STERLING TJSide A runout
ST E 60315 B 1 SRC SP-AR B-18994-B1 △6126-X 0- STERLING TJSide B runout
ST-E60315-1-A-ARSide A label
ST-E60315-1-B-ARSide B label
STE - 60315 A 2 [SRC logo] STERLING TJ Study Reggae-Thology 1 - 1A aide runout
STE 60315 B 2 [SRC logo] STERLING TJ 1 - 1B aide runout
ST-E-60315-1-A-SPA aide label
ST-E-60315-1-B-SPB aide label
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 | Elektra 22.077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Elektra 96 03151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Elektra 96 03151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Elektra 960 315-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Elektra 960 315-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Elektra 960 315-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Elektra 96-0315-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | Elektra 960 315-1 / Elektra 960315-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | Elektra 960 315-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1984 | Guatemala | Elektra 60315-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Elektra 96 0315-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Jamaica | Elektra 60315-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Elektra P-11447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Elektra P-11447First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Elektra 96-0315-1 / Elektra 960 315-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Elektra R1 60315LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Elektra R1 60315LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Law Records LAW76LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Law Records LAW76LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Elektra 60315-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Elektra 60315-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Elektra 9 60315-1 / Elektra 60315-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
32 vinyl pressings of Earth Crisis are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1984 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra 9 60315-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 60315-1, WMDLP 002, 22.077, 96 03151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [SRC logo] and ST E60315 A-2 [SRC logo] Study Reggae-Thology STERLING TJ 1-1. 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.
