Vinyl pressings
by The Alarm · 1989
Change was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
EIRSA 1020 A-3-1-1 BVariant 1 Side A runout, stamped / etched
EIRSA 1020 B-2-1-1Variant 1 Side B runout, stamped
EIRSF 128 A-1U-1-1 DVariant 1, Side C runout, stamped
EIRSF 128 B-1U-1-1 DVariant 1, Side D runout, stamped
EIRSA 1020 A-4-1-1 DSide A runout
EIRSA 1020 B-1U-1-1 NID YW CYMRU AR WERTH DSide B runout
EIRSF 128 A-1U-1-1 D TOWN HOUSE DMM DSide C runout
EIRSF 128 B-1U-1-1 TOWN HOUSE DMM DSide D runout
EIRSA 1020 A-1U-1-1 TAKING ME HOME DSide A runout
EIRSA 1020 B-2-1-1 DSide B runout
EIRSF 128 A-1U-1-3 TOWN HOUSE DMM' DSide C runout
EIRSF 128 B-1U-1-4 TOWN HOUSE DMM' DSide D runout
IRS-82018-A KD4 kdisc JG ◈-P-◈Side A runout
IRS-82018-A KD4 kdisc JG ◈-P-◈ NID YN CYMRU AR WERTHSide B runout
IRS82018ASide A label
IRS82018BSide B label
IRS-82018-A KD4 kdisc JG ⧈-[]-⧈Runout side A
IRS-82018-A KD4 kdisc JG ⧈-[]-⧈ NID YN CYMRU AR WERTHRunout side B
IRS82018ALabel side A
IRS82018BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | I.R.S. Records 105213-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Brazil | I.R.S. Records 066 241029 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | I.R.S. Records IRS-82018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | I.R.S. Records IRS-82018LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | Europe | I.R.S. Records 24 1029 1 / I.R.S. Records 064-24 1029 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | I.R.S. Records 64 2410291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | I.R.S. Records EIRSAX 1020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-82018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-82018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-82018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | I.R.S. Records EIRSAX 1020 / I.R.S. Records EIRSF 128First yearLP, Album, 7", Single, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, 7", Single, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | UK | I.R.S. Records EIRSAX 1020 / I.R.S. Records EIRSF 128First yearLP, Album, Stereo, 7", Single, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Stereo, 7", Single, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | UK | I.R.S. Records EIRSAX 1020 / I.R.S. Records EIRSF 128First yearLP, Album, Stereo, 7", Single, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Stereo, 7", Single, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
13 vinyl pressings of Change are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is I.R.S. Records EIRSAX 1020, released September 18, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EIRSAX 1020, IRS-82018, 105213-1, 066 241029 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EIRSA 1020 A-3-1-1 B and EIRSA 1020 B-2-1-1. 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.
