Vinyl pressings
by Whitesnake · 1982
Saints & Sinners was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 16 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.
LBG+30354+A5 [LYRE]TOPIA ORLAKE THE GAY BLADE STRIKES AGAIN...Side A runout, etched
LBG+30354+B5 ORLAKE WE WISH YOU WELL...Side B runout, etched
LBG 30354 A-3U-1 THE GAY BLADE STRIKES AGAINSide A runout, variant 1
LBG 30354 B-1U-1-1- WE WISH YOU WELLSide A runout, variant 1
LBG 30354 A-4U-1-2-1 Ʊtopia THE GAY BLADE STRIKES AGAIN...Side A runout, variant 2
LBG 30354 B-1U-1-2-2 Ʊtopia WE WISH YOU WELL...Side B runout, variant 2
83350-A 29-10-82 ISide A runout area
83350-B 29-10-82 ISide B runout area
LBG · 30354 · ASide A, etched
LBG - 30354 · BSide B, etched
LBG 30354 ASide A, label
LBG 30354 BSide B, label
28MM-0207A L2 A-1-6Side 1 variant 1
28MM-0207B A-1-3Side 2 variant 1
28MM-0207A L2 A-1-7Side 1 variant 2
28MM-0207B A-1-6Side 2 variant 2
UAC 5128 A 7P-301-Hand Etched Side A
UAC 5128 B 7P-301-Hand Etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Liberty UAC-5128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Liberty 31C 064 83350 / Sunburst 31C 064 83350First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Geffen Records GHS 24173LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Colombia | Sunburst 111002 / sunburst 111002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Liberty 1C 064-83 350 / Sunburst 1C 064-83 350First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Liberty 1C 064-83 350 / Liberty 83350First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Liberty 1C 064-83 350LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Liberty 1C 064-83 350 / Sunburst 1C 064-83 350First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Liberty 1C 064-83 350 / Sunburst 1C 064-83 350First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1982 | Europe | Liberty 1C 064-83 350 / Sunburst 1C 064-83 350First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Liberty 1C 064-83 350 / Sunburst 1C 064-83 350First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Underdog 67.954First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Greece | Liberty 30354LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Greece | Liberty 14C 062-83350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | Liberty LBG 30354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Geffen Records GHS 24173LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | Europe | EMI 1C 038 15 7700 1 DMMLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 3177 / Sunburst LBG 30354LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 3177 / Sunburst LBG 30354LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 3177 / Sunburst LBG 30354LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Geffen Records GHS 24173LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
47 vinyl pressings of Saints & Sinners are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1982 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Italy, Argentina, Japan and more. One of them is Sunburst LBGP 30354, released November 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LBGP 30354, LBG 30354, 3C 064-83350, 8134) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LBG+30354+A5 [LYRE]TOPIA ORLAKE THE GAY BLADE STRIKES AGAIN... and LBG+30354+B5 ORLAKE WE WISH YOU WELL.... 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.
