Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1989
Black Rain 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 8 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.
[SRC logo] STVR 897607-A FUTURE DISC 1-1Runout side A variant 1
[SRC logo] STVR 897608-ARunout side B variant 1
[SRC logo] STVR 897607-A FUTURE DISC 1-1Runout side A variant 2
[SRC logo] STVR 897608-A 1-1Runout side B variant 2
DM210347 A-1/10-89Runout side A, variant 1
DM210347 B-1/10-89Runout side B, variant 1
DM210347 A-1/10-89 IIRunout side A, variant 2
DM210347 B-1/10-89Runout side B, variant 2
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 | Australasia | Virgin Records America, Inc. V 2607 / EMI Music Group Australasia 210 347First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Brazil | Virgin 066 427095 1 / Virgin Movie Music 066 427095 1First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1989 | Canada | Virgin Movie Music VL3076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Virgin V 2607 / Virgin 210 347First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | Virgin VG 50473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | Virgin V 2607 / Virgin 210 347First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Korea | Virgin V 2607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Virgin Movie Music 91292-1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1989 | France | Virgin Movie Music 0170729 / Virgin V1 070729LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7 2 02517 6 / Virgin V 2607LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Spain | Quartet Records QRLP58LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Black Rain are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1989 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Australasia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Virgin Movie Music 91292-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 91292-1, V 2607, 066 427095 1, VL3076) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [SRC logo] STVR 897607-A FUTURE DISC 1-1 and [SRC logo] STVR 897608-A. 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.
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