Vinyl pressings
by Tangerine Dream · 1981
Exit was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 14 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.
V 2212 A1 TOWNHOUSE O ∴Side A Etched, variant 1 Townhouse Stamped
V 2212 B1 TOWNHOUSE O ∴Side B Etched, variant 1 Townhouse Stamped
V-2212. A-1 10 TOWNHOUSE ΛSide A runout, variant 2
V 2212 B1 8 TOWNHOUSE ΛSide B runout, variant 2
V2212 A - 2U - 1 - 1 - ∷Side A
V 2212 B - 1U - 1 - 1 - : ∷Side B
B-16148-A3-ED 5E 557-A3ED @tGP M1 EDP (inside oval)side A runout
B-16149-B2-ED 5E-557 B-2-ED-AR @tGP M2 EDP (inside oval)side B runout
5E557- A-1-ED-SP [Europadisk logo] DP MISide A runout, variant 1
5E557- B-1-ED-SP [Europadisk logo] MISide B runout, variant 1
5E-557-A-1E PSP 0-1 SM1-1 SP. [Europadisk logo] M1 SF1 SM2Side A runout, variant 2
5E 557-B-1-ED-SP 0-2 SM1-1 [Europadisk logo] M1 SF1 SM1Side B runout, variant 2
5E-557-A-2 ED-AR @tGP [EDP logo] M1SF1SM1 B-16148-A2-ED 🞢 SLM 🞢 △926Runout side A
5E-557 B-2-ED-AR @tGP 🞢 SLM 🞢 △926-X [EDP logo] M2 SF1 SM1 B-16149-B2-EDRunout side B
5E-557-A-1EPSP EDP M1Runout side A
5E557- B+ED-SP EDP M1Runout side B
5E-557-ALabel side A
5E-557-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Virgin v2212 / Virgin V 2212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Virgin v2212First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Virgin VL 2229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Virgin VL 2229First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Virgin 203998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Virgin 203 998 / Virgin 203 998-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Virgin 203 998 / Virgin 203 998-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Virgin 203 998 / Virgin 203 998-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Virgin 203 998 / Virgin 203 998-320First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1981 | Greece | Virgin V2212 / Virgin 2473 828First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | Virgin V2212 / Virgin 2473 828LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Israel | Virgin ban 2212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Virgin OVED166First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6983First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Virgin 203 998 / Virgin 203 998-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Virgin v2212 / Virgin V 2212LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin V 2212 / Virgin v2212LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of Exit are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1981 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Finland, Australia and more. One of them is Virgin V 2212, released September 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2212, 5E-557, v2212, VL 2229) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2212 A1 TOWNHOUSE O ∴ and V 2212 B1 TOWNHOUSE O ∴. 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.
