Vinyl pressings
by Talking Heads · 1988
Naked 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.
30 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 20 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.
△19600 1-2 B-30349-SH1 DMM 1-25654-A SH1 SP0 1 AL SPSide A runout, variant 1
△19600-X 1-2 B-30350-SH1-DMM 1-25654-B SH1 DMM SP0 1 AL SPSide B runout, variant 1
△19600 1-2 B-30349-SH1 DMM 1-25654-A SH1 DMM SP0-1 AL-SPSide A runout, variant 2
△19600-X 1-2 B-30350-SH1-DMM 1-25654-B SH1 DMM SP0-1SM-1 AL SPSide B runout, variant 2
∆19600 1-1 B-30349-SH1 DMM 1-25654-A SH1 DMMSide A, etched run-out (Variant 1
∆19600-X 1-1 B-30350-SH1-DMM 1-25654-B SH1 DMMSide B, etched run-out (Variant 1
∆19600 2-2 B-30349-SH1 DMM 1-25654-A SH1 DMMSide A, etched run-out (Variant 2
∆19600-X 1-1 B-30350-SH1 DMM 1-25654-B SH1 DMM aSide B, etched run-out (Variant 2
EMD 1005 A-1-1-3Variant 1, side A, stamped
EMD 1005 B-1-1-1-Variant 1, side B, stamped
EMD 1005 A-1-1-1- DDVariant 2, side A, stamped
EMD 1005 B-1-1-3 DVariant 2, side B, stamped
EMD 1005 A-1-1-1- DDSide A runout, stamped
EMD 1005 B-1-1-1- DDSide B runout, stamped
EMD 1005 A-1-1- DSide A runout, stamped
EMD 1005 B-1-1- DSide B runout, stamped
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 | Argentina | EMI 10045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Argentina | EMI 10045First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australia | EMI EMC 790156First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | Brazil | EMI 066 790156 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Sire 92 56541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 064-79 0156 1 / EMI 7 90156 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 038-79 0156 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 15 7214LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 32 668-6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | France | EMI 7901561 / EMI 064 7 90156 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | France | EMI 7901561LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Greece | EMI 062-7901561First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Ireland | EMI EMD 1005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | EMI 64 7901561 / Fly 64 7901561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | EMI 54 7901561 / Fly 64 7901561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Sire R1 25654 / Sire 603497830879LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Sire R1 25654 / Sire RCV1 25654LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Sire R1 25654 / Sire 603497830879LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | Sire R1 25654 / Sire RCV1 25654LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
40 vinyl pressings of Naked are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1988 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Israel and more. One of them is Fly 1-25654, released March 15, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25654, W1-25654, EMD 1005, EMC 790156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, △19600 1-2 B-30349-SH1 DMM 1-25654-A SH1 SP0 1 AL SP and △19600-X 1-2 B-30350-SH1-DMM 1-25654-B SH1 DMM SP0 1 AL SP. 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.
