Vinyl pressings
by The Stranglers · 1990
10 was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. 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 1990, the album's first year, in 8 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.
01-466483-20-1A-1Runout side A, variant 1
01-466483-20-B1Runout side B, variant 1
01-466483-20-1A-1 ARunout side A, variant 2
01-466483-20-B1.Runout side B, variant 2
466-483-1+A ORLAKE TY1Side A runout, etched, ("TY1" stamped)
466-483-1+B ORLAKE TY1Side B runout, etched, ("TY1" stamped)
466483 0ASide A label
466483 0BSide B label
01-466483-20-1A-1 ARunout side A, stamped / etched, variant 1
01-466483-20-B1. ARunout side B, stamped / etched, variant 1
466 4831 A1Runout side A, etched, variant 2
466 4831 B1Runout side B, etched, variant 2
AL 46120-1A G1 (-A) VLADO A4Side A, runout
BL 46120-1A G1 (A) A4 VLADOSide B, runout
46120-S1Sticker
AL 46120Side A, label
MX 253421 466483-1-1ARunout side A
MX 253422 466483-1-2BRunout side B
MX253421Label side A
MX253422Label side B
AL-46120-1A5HZ : CRSide A runout, etched (CR encircled and stamped)
E-46120-BL 1A5HZ : CRSide B runout, etched (CR encircled and stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Epic 466483 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Epic E 46120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | Epic 466483 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Greece | Epic 466483 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Spain | Epic 466483-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | Epic 466483 0First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1990 | UK | Epic 466483 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | US | Epic E 46120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | ZKP RTVL LL-1887 / Epic LL 1887First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Epic 88985459661 / BMG 88985459661LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of 10 are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1990 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Epic 466483 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 466483 1, 466483 0, E 46120, 466483-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-466483-20-1A-1 and 01-466483-20-B1. 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.
