Vinyl pressings
by Supermax · 1980
Types Of Skin was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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.
80/532-A2 80/532-A2 xxx SSTRunout A, variant 1
80/532-B3 xxx SSTRunout B, variant 1
80/532 A2 52253-A2x SSTRunout A, variant 2
80/532 B3 xxxx SSTRunout B, variant 2
80/532 A2 52253-A2 SSTRunout A, etched
80/532 B3 52253-B3 SSTRunout B, etched
80/532-AA-side label
80/532-BB-side label
X6E-52253A 1A-2GZ 80532 DMSide A runout [variant 1]
X6E-52253B 1A-2GZ 80532 DMSide B runout [variant 1]
X6E-52253A 1A-2GZ 80532 DM 3Side A runout [variant 2]
X6E-52253B 1A-2GZ 80532 DM 4Side B runout [variant 2]
80/532-AA side
80/532-BB side
ELK 52253 A MT 410 W191Side 1 runout etched
ELK 52253 B MT 410 W191Side 2 runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | WEA 208925First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Argentina | WEA 20895LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Argentina | WEA 208925First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Austria | Elektra ELK 52 253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Elektra X6E 52 253 / Elektra X6E 52253First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Elektra ELK 52 253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Elektra ELK 52 253First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Elektra ELK 52 253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Elektra ELK 52 253First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Zambia | Elektra EKC 6105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 253First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Elektra 01 90295743963LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2019 | Russia | Elektra 9029574396LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Types Of Skin are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1980 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Germany, Argentina, Austria, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra ELK 52 253, released October 3, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ELK 52 253, 208925, X6E 52 253, EKC 6105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 80/532-A2 80/532-A2 xxx SST and 80/532-B3 xxx SST. 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.
