Vinyl pressings
by Tom Robinson Band · 1978
Power In The Darkness was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 21 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.
YAX 5397-2U GR 2Side A runout, variant 1
YAX 5398-2U RM 2Side B runout, variant 1
YAX 5397-2U AG 2Side A runout, variant 2
YAX 5398-2U R 1Side B runout, variant 2
MASTERED BY CAPITOLStamped All Sides (variant 1 and 2)
STB-1-11778 F•2 - —⊲ WallySide 1 Etched (variant 1)
STB-2-11778 F•2 #2 - —⊲ WallySide 2 Etched (variant 1)
STB-3-11778 F-2 #3 —⊲ WallySide 3 Etched (variant 1)
STB-1-11778 F-1 #1 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side A runout, variant 1
STB-2-11778 F-1 #2 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side B runout, variant 1
STB-3-11778 F-1 #1 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side C runout, variant 1
STB-4-11778 F-1 #2 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side D runout variant 1
STB-1-11778 F-3. 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A runout, etched/stamped ["1" sideways]
STB-2-11778 F-3. 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B runout, etched/stamped ["1" sideways]
STB-3-11778 F-3. 3 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide C runout, etched/stamped ["3" sideways]
STB-4-11778 F-3. 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide D runout, etched/stamped ["1" sideways]
STB-1-11778 F-2 11 - —⊲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLA-Side Runout Etching, "MASTERED BY..." Stamp
STB-2-11778 F-2 #2 - —⊲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLB-Side Runout Etching, "MASTERED BY..." Stamp
STB-3-11778 F-2 #2 —⊲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLC-Side Runout Etching, "MASTERED BY..." Stamp
STB-4-11778 F-2 —⊲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLD-Side Runout Etching, "MASTERED BY..." Stamp
YAX 5397Side A runout
YAX 5398Side B runout
YAX-5397Side A label
YAX-5398Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | EMI EMC-3226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | EMI 4C058-06687First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | EMI 4C058-06687First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Harvest STB-11778First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | EMI 1C 064-06 687First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | EMI 2C 062 06687First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | EMI 2C 068 06687First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | EMI 06687First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1978 | Germany | EMI 1C 064-06 687First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | EMI 14C 062 6687 / EMI 14C 062-06687First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | EMI EMC 3226 / EMI 0C 062-06 668First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | Portrait EMC 3226First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Misprint, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Italy | EMI 3C 064-06 687First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | EMI EMS-81062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | EMI EMS-81062First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | EMI EMS-50113LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | EMI EMS 1066681LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | EMI EMS 1066681LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | EMI 14C 062-06687LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Power In The Darkness are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1978 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is EMI EMC 3226.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 3226, STB-11778, EMC-3226, 4C058-06687) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 5397-2U GR 2 and YAX 5398-2U RM 2. 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.
