Vinyl pressings
by Trouble · 1987
Run To The Light was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
ST-1-73269 G-1 ɑ B-27807-G1 △16880 X-2 SP0-1 AL-SP MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
ST-2-73269 G-1 ɑ B-27808-G1 △16880-X SP0-1 AL-SPSide B runout
73629-ASide A label
73629-BSide B label
ST-73269-1 IAZHZSide 1 Runout
ST-73269-2 IAZHZSide 2 Runout
RR 9606-A 4C3870350Runout Side A
RR 9606-B 4C3870350Runout Side B
RR 9606-A HCB 870350Runout Side A
RR 9606-B HCB 870350Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Metal Blade Records ST-73269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Metal Blade Records RR 9606First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Metal Blade Records RR 9606First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Metal Blade Records ST-73269 / Enigma ST-73269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Germany | Cyclone Empire CYC 074-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | Germany | Cyclone Empire CYC 074-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-16046-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-16046-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Germany | Metal Blade Records 3984-16046-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Germany | Metal Blade Records 3984-16046-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Germany | Metal Blade Records 3984-16046-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Germany | Metal Blade Records 3984-16046-6LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Germany | Metal Blade Records 3984-16046-6LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Run To The Light are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1987 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Canada, Europe, Netherlands. One of them is Metal Blade Records ST-73269.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-73269, RR 9606) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-73269 G-1 ɑ B-27807-G1 △16880 X-2 SP0-1 AL-SP MASTERED BY CAPITOL and ST-2-73269 G-1 ɑ B-27808-G1 △16880-X SP0-1 AL-SP. 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.
