Vinyl pressings
by The System · 1982
You Are In My System / Now I Am Electric was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, the album's first year, in 5 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-DM-43821-2 1-1 SP ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout Side A
ST-DM-43823-1 1-1 SP ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout Side A
ST-DM-43821-SPA Label
ST-DM-43823-SPB Label
1-1 ST-WG-43819-2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SPA-Side Runout Etching
ST-WG-43823-2 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SPB-Side Runout Etching
ST-WG-43819-SPSide A Label
ST-WG-43823-SPSide B Label
ST-WG-43819-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.side A runout area data
ST-WG-43823-1 I-I ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.side B runout area data
ST-DM-43821-ARA Label
ST-DM-43823-ARB Label
ST-WG-43819-3 ɑ R-10357-3 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. △3128-XA side runout etch, exc ɑ (Allied logo), ATLAN... stamp
ST-WG-43823-3 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. ɑ R-10358-3 △3129 + SLMB side runout etch, exc ɑ (Allied logo), ATLAN... stamp
ST-WG-43819-ARA side label
ST-WG-43823-ARB side label
ST-DM-43821-3 ɑ B-17441-3 △ 3137-X + SLM ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout Both Sides
ST-DM-43821-ARLabel Both Sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Mirage 79 99380First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | Mirage 79 99377First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | Mirage 79 99377First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Ecuador | Polydor 75000-16First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Polydor 7DM 0083First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Polydor POSPX 580First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Polydor POSP 580First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | Mirage DMD 384First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Mirage 0-99938First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Mirage WTG 7-99937First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Mirage WTG 7-99937First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Mirage DMD 384First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Mirage WTG 7-99937First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Mirage 0-99938First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | US | Mirage 0-9993812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Ibadan IRC 01012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1998 | US | Ibadan IRC 01012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Polydor 810 951-112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
30 vinyl pressings of You Are In My System / Now I Am Electric are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1982 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Canada, Ecuador and more. One of them is Mirage 0-99938.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-99938, WTG 7-99937, DMD 384, POSPX 580) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-DM-43821-2 1-1 SP ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. and ST-DM-43823-1 1-1 SP ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.. 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.
