Vinyl pressings
by Stryper · 1988
In God We Trust was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
D1-1-73317-Z1 ɑ B-31160-Z1 20512 1-1Side A runout - etched - Variant 1
D1-2-73317-Z1 ɑ B-31161-Z1 20512-X 1-1Side B runout - etched - Variant 1
D1-1-73317-Z1 ɑ B-31160-Z1 △20512 1-1Side A runout - etched - Variant 2
D1-2-73317-Z1 ɑ B-31161-Z1 △20512-X 1-1Side B runout - etched - Variant 2
PENVLP 501 A1 ORLAKE TOWNHOUSESide A
PENVLP 501 B1 ORLAKESide B
Side one: 8441-82449-1-A
Side two: 8441-82449-1-B
D1-1-73317-Z1 ɑ B-31160-Z1 △20512 1-2 SPO-1 AL-SPRunout side A
D1-2-73317-Z1 SPO-1SM1-1 ɑ B-31161-Z1 △20512-X ̷ ̷̶̷/̷̶̷-̷̶̷2̷̶̷ AL-SPRunout side B
73317-ALabel side A
73317-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Enigma LIB 5138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Enigma D1-73317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Enigma V173317LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Canada | Enigma DI-573317LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Canada | Enigma D1-73317LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1988 | France | Enigma 70654First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Germany | Enigma 209 292First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Enigma ENVLP 501First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | Enigma ENIG 20863First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Portugal | Enigma 605507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Scandinavia | Enigma 3317-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | Seoul Records SIPR-009 / Enigma DI-73317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | DRO 4D-414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Enigma ENVLP501 / Enigma 209 292-630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Enigma D1-73317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of In God We Trust are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Enigma D1-73317.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D1-73317, PENVLP 501, RO2449, ENVLP501) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D1-1-73317-Z1 ɑ B-31160-Z1 20512 1-1 and D1-2-73317-Z1 ɑ B-31161-Z1 20512-X 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.
