Vinyl pressings
by The System · 1983
Sweat was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, 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.
ST-WTG-825123A SP 0-1SM1-2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout side A
ST-WTG-825124A SP 0-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. 01-SM1-1Runout side B
ST-WTG-825123-SPSide One - label
ST-WTG-825124-SPSide Two - label
ST-WTG-825123A B-17617-A △3420 0- ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout side A
ST-WTG-825124-A B-17618-A △3420-X 0- ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout side B
ST-WTG-825123-ARLabel side A
ST-WTG-825124-ARLabel side B
79•00621•A JW QuSide A runout etched
79•00621-B JW QuSide B runout etched
ST-WTG-825123-Side A label
ST-WTG-825124-Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | Atlas 810 950-16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Mirage 79 00621First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Polydor 810950-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Polydor 810950-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 810 950-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Polydor 810950-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Polydor 810950-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1983 | Italy | Polydor 810 950-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0259First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Polydor 810 950-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Mirage 810 950-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | Polydor POLY 5615First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | Spain | Polydor 810 950-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Mirage 90062-1 / Mirage 7 90062-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Mirage 90062-1 / Mirage 7 90062-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Sweat are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Brazil, Canada, France and more. One of them is Mirage 90062-1, released June 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 90062-1, 810 950-16, 79 00621, 810950-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-WTG-825123A SP 0-1SM1-2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. and ST-WTG-825124A SP 0-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. 01-SM1-1. 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.
