Vinyl pressings
by Tangerine Dream · 1984
Poland (The Warsaw Concert) was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 7 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.
HIP-22-A1 MT.1 POUNDA TA1PE DAMONTSide A run-out Variant 1
HIP-22-B1 MT.1 DAMONTSide B run-out Variant 1
HIP-22-C1. MT1 MT. DAMONTSide C run-out Variant 1
HIP-22-D1. MT.1 DAMONTSide D run-out Variant 1
HIP-22-A1 MT.Side A run-out area
HIP-22-B1 MT.1Side B run-out area
HIP-22-C1 MT.Side C run-out area
HIP-22-D1 MT.Side D run-out area
C90-24493/4-2 1Side A (Variant 1)
C90-24494/4-2 2Side B (Variant 1)
C90-24495/4-1 3Side C (Variant 1)
C90-24496/4-1 4Side D (Variant 1)
JV 6616/-2 A QuSide A Runout, etched
JV 6616/2-B QuSide B Runout, etched
JV 6616/2-C QuSide C Runout, etched
JV 6616/-2 D QuSide D Runout, etched
[SNA logo] Ʈ 66226 AA side
[SNA logo] Ʈ 66226 BB side
[SNA logo] Ʈ 66226 CC side
[SNA logo] Ʈ 66226 DD side
c-6.28638-01-1stamped on Runout Side A
c-6.28638-01-2stamped on Runout Side B
c-6.28638-02-1stamped on Runout Side C
c-6.28638-02-2stamped on Runout Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Jive Electro JV 6616/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Jive Electro 66.226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Jive Electro 6.28638First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH 6.28638LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1984 | Germany | Jive Electro 6.28638First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | Jive Electro JIVELP 40004 / Jive Electro LP 40004/5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Jive Electro 66226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Jive Electro HIP 22First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Jive Electro HIP X 22First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc |
| 1984 | Poland | Tonpress SX-T 64/65First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Netherlands | CNR Records 573.003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Jive Electro JL2-6616LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Relativity EMC 8045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Relativity EMS-8045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Esoteric Recordings EREALP 2018DLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Jive HIP 22LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Jive Electro HIP 22LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Poland (The Warsaw Concert) are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1984 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Poland, Canada, France and more. One of them is Jive Electro HIP 22, released October 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HIP 22, HIP X 22, SX-T 64/65, JV 6616/2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HIP-22-A1 MT.1 POUNDA TA1PE DAMONT and HIP-22-B1 MT.1 DAMONT. 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.
