Vinyl pressings
by The Art Of Noise · 1989
Below The Waste 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.
20 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 12 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.
839 404 1 S1=1 670 07 1112Stamped side A, variant 1
839 404 1 S2=1 670 07 1214Stamped side B, variant 1
839 404 1 S1=1 670 07 1 1 4Stamped side A, variant 2
839 404 1 S2=1 670 07 1 1Stamped side B, variant 2
8394041 A-2U-1-1 DSide A Run-out
8394041 B-3U-1-1 D TOWN.HOUSE DMMSide B Run-out
839 404 1 S1=1 670 07Side A runout, variant 1
839 404 1 S2=1 670 07Side B runout, variant 1
839 404 1 S1=1 670 07 1 1 10Side A runout, variant 2
839 404 1 S2=1 670 07 1 1 1 1Side B runout, variant 2
8394041 A-2U-1- DSide A Run-out, stamped
8394041 B-1U-1-1Side B Run-out, stamped
422839404-1AS GOODBYE VINYL EMW #05094Side A run-out
422839404-1BS GOODBYE VINYL EMW #05094XSide B run-out
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 | China Records 839404-1 / China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Polydor 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | China Records 839 404-1 / Polydor 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | China Records 839404-1 / China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | China Records 839404-1 / China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | China Records 839404-1 / China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | China Records 839404-1 / China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | China Records 839404-1 / China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | China Records 839404-1 / China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | China Records 839404-1 / China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | Portugal | China Records 839404-1 / China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | China Records STARL 5570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | China Records 839404-1 / China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | China Records 839404-1 / China Records 839 404-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Czech And Slovak Federative Republic | Popron 50026-1 / China Records 839 404-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Below The Waste are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is China Records 839404-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 839404-1, 839 404-1, WOL 1011, STARL 5570) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 839 404 1 S1=1 670 07 1112 and 839 404 1 S2=1 670 07 1214. 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.
