Vinyl pressings
by The Tubes · 1983
Outside Inside 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.
24 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 17 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-1-12260-Z4 #2 • –––◁ AND WHATS THAT? THATS NOT THE TUBES! PLSide A etched, variant 1
ST-2-12260-Z3 Precision • –––◁Side B etched, variant 1
ST-1-12260-Z5 –––◁ AND WHATS THAT? THATS NOT THE TUBES! PrecisionSide A etched, variant 2
ST-2-12260-Z4 • –––◁ PrecisionSide B etched, variant 2
ST-1-12260-Z2 #2 AND WHAT'S THAT? THAT'S NOT THE TUBES!Side 1, etched
ST-212260-Z2 #1 PrecisionSide 2, etched
ST-1-12260-Z2 #2 AND WHATS THAT? THATS NOT THE TUBES! PL 0Side A etched - variant 1
ST-2-12260-Z2 #2 Precision 0Side B etched - variant 1
ST-1-12260-Z2 #1 AND WHATS THAT? THATS NOT THE TUBES! PL 0Side A etched - variant 2
ST-2-12260-Z1 #2 Precision 0Side B etched - variant 2
ST-1-11260-1A PSide A runout, etched
ST-2-11260-1A PSide B runout, stamped with etched P
ST-1-11260-1B A3 0 G1Side A runout, words "AND WHAT'S THAT? THAT'S NOT THE TUBES!" ALONG WITH capitol records symbol and ST-1-12260-24 AND "PL"
ST-2-11260-1B B2 0 G1Side B runout, etched with word precision and code: ST-2-12260-24 along with Capitol Records symbol
EST 1 12260-1-1-1 G MJRunoff A
EST 2 12260-1-1-1Runoff B
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 | Australasia | Capitol Records ST 12260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 12260First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | EMI ST-512260LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064 400164 / Capitol Records 1A 064-400164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records 2C 068-400164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records 2C 068-400164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | EMI 062-4001641First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | EMI 062-4001641LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81574First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-1125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 12260First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1983 | Portugal | Capitol Records 11C 080-400164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 038-15 7634 1 / Capitol Records 1C 038 15 7634 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 038-15 7634 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records ST(L) 12260 / Capitol Records ST-12260LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Outside Inside are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Italy, Australasia and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12260, released April 4, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12260, ST 512260, ST 12260, EST 12260) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12260-Z4 #2 • –––◁ AND WHATS THAT? THATS NOT THE TUBES! PL and ST-2-12260-Z3 Precision • –––◁. 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.
