Europe
1980- Label and catalog number
- Epic EPC 84858
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
01-84858-1A-1 BRunout, side A, stamped
01-84858-1B-1 BRunout, side B, stamped
timtom cbs u.k.Runout, side A & B, etched
EPC 84858-1Label, side A
Vinyl pressings
by Trust · 1980
Repression was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 3 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.
01-84858-1A-1 BRunout, side A, stamped
01-84858-1B-1 BRunout, side B, stamped
timtom cbs u.k.Runout, side A & B, etched
EPC 84858-1Label, side A
ELPS4204-1 MX194632Stamped Runout Side A
ELPS4204 2 MX194633Stamped Runout Side B
ELPS4204-1 MX194632
ELPS4204 2 MX194633
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4204First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Europe | Epic EPC 84858First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS4204First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Epic EPC 84811LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Spain | Epic EPC 84858LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Epic PEC 90632LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Epic EPC 84811LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | CBS CBS 84958 / CBS 84958LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-349LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-349LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Music For Pleasure 2M026-13662 / Music For Pleasure 2M 026-13.662LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Epic EPC 465029 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Epic PE 32061LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
14 vinyl pressings of Repression are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1980 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Europe, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Epic EPC 84858.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 84858, ELPS 4204, ELPS4204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-84858-1A-1 B and 01-84858-1B-1 B. 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.