Vinyl pressings
by The Young Gods · 1989
L'Eau Rouge - Red Water was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 4 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.
08-24667-2-A-1 TOWNHOUSE DMMA side runout - etched
08-24667-2-B-1 TOWNHOUSE DMMB side runout - etched
08-024667-20-1A side label - printed matrix
08-024667-20-2B side label - printed matrix
08-024667-20-A-1 TOWNHOUSE DMMA side runout - etched
08-024667-20-B-1 TOWNHOUSE DMMB side runout - etched
TOWNHOUSE DMM 08-024667-20-1-A-1A side runout - etched - Variant 2
TOWNHOUSE DMM 08-024667-20-1-B-1B side runout - etched - Variant 2
08-6763 A G. PaulerRunout side A
08-6763 B G. PaulerRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Belgium | Play It Again Sam Records BIAS 130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Belgium | Play It Again Sam Records BIAS 130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Belgium | Play It Again Sam Records BIAS 130LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Belgium | Play It Again Sam Records BIAS 130First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | Belgium | Play It Again Sam Records BIAS 130First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | Germany | Play It Again Sam Records SPV 08-6763First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | Play It Again Sam Records SPV 08-6763First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | Spain | Nuevos Medios 63417First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Play It Again Sam Records USA BIUS 1029LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | US | Play It Again Sam Records USA BIUS 1029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Stiletto 230.4029LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0031-1 311 / Globus International 210031-1311LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0031-1 311 / Globus International 210031-1311LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | [PIAS] Le Label PIASLL149LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
14 vinyl pressings of L'Eau Rouge - Red Water are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1989 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Belgium, US, Germany, Spain. One of them is Play It Again Sam Records BIAS 130.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BIAS 130, BIUS 1029, SPV 08-6763, 63417) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 08-24667-2-A-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM and 08-24667-2-B-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM. 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.
