Vinyl pressings
by Voice Of The Beehive · 1988
I Walk The Earth was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
✳ LON - 169 A-1 ✳ 1 1 TY1 2Runout etched side A
✳ LON - 169. B - 1 ✳ MT. TY1Runout etched side B
ZPMSC 11452Label side A
PZMSC 11453Label side B
* LONX-169 A-1 * TY1 MTSide A runout
* LONX-169 B-2 * MT TY1Side B runout
ZPMSC 11454Side A label
PZMSC 11453/11455Side B label
ZPMSC 11452Label side A
ZPMSC 11453Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australasia | London Records 886 247-7 / FFRR Records Ltd. 886 247-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | Australasia | London Records 886 247-1First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Australasia | London Records 886 247-7 / FFRR Records Ltd. 886 247-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | London Records DJL 315First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Germany | Metronome 886 268-1First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Germany | Metronome 886 268-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | Netherlands | London Records 886 247-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Netherlands | London Records 886 247-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Portugal | London Records 886 247-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Spain | London Records 886 247-1First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | London Records LON X 206First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | London Records LONX 169First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | London Records LONX 206First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | London Records LON 169 / London Records 886 247-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | London Records LONX 169 / London Records 886 247-1First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of I Walk The Earth are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, Australasia, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is London Records LON 169, released February 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LON 169, LONX 169, LONB 169, LON 206) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ✳ LON - 169 A-1 ✳ 1 1 TY1 2 and ✳ LON - 169. B - 1 ✳ MT. TY1. 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.
