Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1989
In Step 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.
13 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 9 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.
PAL 45024-1A G1 TRA side runout, etched
PBL 45024-1A G1 TRB side runout, etched
AL 45024A side label
BL 45024B side label
PAL 45024-1A D G1 TR A4Side A runout, variant 1
PAL 45024-1A D G1 TR B2Side B runout, variant 1
PAL 45024-1A G1 R A2Side A runout, variant 2
PBL 45024-1A D G1 TR A10Side B runout, variant 2
PAL 45024-1A G1 .TR CA side etched runout, variant 1
PBL 45024-1A G1 TR BB side etched runout, variant 1
PAL 45024-1A C G1 TR A4A side etched runout, variant 2
PBL 45024-1A D G1 TR B2A side etched runout, variant 2
0 AD2 463395-1.A1Etched on Side 1
0 AD2 463395-1.B1Etched on Side 2
463395-1.A1Etched on Side 1
463395-1.B1Etched on Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Epic 4633951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Epic 159.182/1-463395First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Epic EPC 463395 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Greece | Epic EPC 463395 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | Epic KSF 3284First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic EPC 463395-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Epic EPC 463395 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Epic 463395 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Epic 463395 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Epic OE 45024 / Epic E 45024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Epic OE 45024 / Epic E 45024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | ZKP RTVL LL-1808 / ZKP RTVL LL 1808First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Epic FE 45024 / Epic E 45024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Spain | Epic EPC 463395 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Epic E 45024LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1642 / Epic MOVLP1642LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APB 099 / Epic 88875177731LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2017 | US | Analogue Productions APB 099-45 / Epic 8887517773112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1642 / Epic MOVLP1642LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of In Step are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1989 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Epic FE 45024, released June 6, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 45024, OE 45024, EPC 463395 1, 463395 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 45024-1A G1 TR and PBL 45024-1A G1 TR. 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.
