Vinyl pressings
by The Dream Syndicate · 1986
Out Of The Grey was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
10022-1-A F-1 "EXILE ON VINE STREET" Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL S-16090 1 -Runout A
10022-1-B F-1 "PLAY MIKE" Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL S-16091-1Runout B
CHR1539 A//2∇420 V 1Side A runout, stamped
CHR1539 B//2∇420 V 1 1Side B runout, stamped
CHR 1539-ASide A label
CHR 1539-BSide B label
CHR1539 A//1∇420 V 1Side A, stamped
CHR1539 B//2∇420 V 1 1Side B, stamped
BT 7063A CDSide A runout, etched
BT 7063B CDSide B runout, etched
-MASTERED ON COPPER-Sides A & B runout, stamped
BT 7063 ASide A label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Big Time BT 7063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Mercury 830 096-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Chrysalis 207 797 / Big Time 207 797First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Chrysalis 830 096-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Chrysalis 830 096-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1539First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | Victor VIL-28049First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | Victor VIL-28049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Scandinavia | Big Time 1-10022 / Big Time BT 10022-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1539First yearLP, Advance, Album | LP, Advance, Album |
| 1986 | US | Big Time 6009-1-BLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Big Time 10022-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Germany | Normal NORMAL 184LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Single Sided, Remastered, All Media | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Single Sided, Remastered, All Media |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Fire Records FIRELP612LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Big Time 10022-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
21 vinyl pressings of Out Of The Grey are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Portugal, Australia and more. One of them is Big Time 10022-1, released June 23, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 10022-1, CHR 1539, 615403, BT 7063) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10022-1-A F-1 "EXILE ON VINE STREET" Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL S-16090 1 - and 10022-1-B F-1 "PLAY MIKE" Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL S-16091-1. 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.
