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Vinyl pressings

Vulture Culture

by The Alan Parsons Project · 1984

50 pressings28 countriesPop RockArt RockRock

Vulture Culture 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Vulture Culture

1 pressing came out in 1984, the album's first year. 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 50 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s45 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1984PanamaArista AL8-8263First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985ArgentinaArista TLP 60120LP, AlbumLP, Album
1985ArgentinaArista TLP-60120 / Arista AL8-8263LP, AlbumLP, Album
1985ArgentinaArista TLP-60120 / Arista AL8-8263LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1985Australia & New ZealandArista RML 53136LP, AlbumLP, Album
1985BarbadosArista AL8-8263LP, AlbumLP, Album
1985BrazilArista 104.8315LP, AlbumLP, Album
1985CanadaArista AL8-8263LP, AlbumLP, Album
1985CanadaArista AL8-8263LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
1985CanadaArista AL8-8263LP, AlbumLP, Album
1985EuropeArista 41 658 6 / Arista 41 658 6/86 603LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
1985EuropeArista 206 577LP, Album, MisprintLP, Album, Misprint
1985GermanyArista 41 658 6LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1985GermanyArista 206 577LP, Album, MisprintLP, Album, Misprint
1985GreeceArista 062-VG 60015LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 45 pressings from the 1980s
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2013EuropeMusic On Vinyl MOVLP880 / Arista MOVLP880LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaArista ALB6-8419LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeArista 208 884LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyArista 36 016-4LP, Album, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited
?GermanyArista 41 658 6LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition

Tracklist

  1. A1Let's Talk About Me4:22
  2. A2Separate Lives4:42
  3. A3Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)4:02
  4. A4Sooner Or Later4:26
  5. B1Vulture Culture5:21
  6. B2Hawkeye3:48
  7. B3Somebody Out There4:56
  8. B4The Same Old Sun5:24

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Vulture Culture are there?

50 vinyl pressings of Vulture Culture are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1984 and 2013.

When was Vulture Culture first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Panama. One of them is Arista AL8-8263.

How do I tell if my copy of Vulture Culture is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL8-8263) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Vulture Culture on vinyl worth?

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.

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