Jamaica
1979- Label and catalog number
- Studio One
- Format
- 7"
- Runout / matrix
SO 0099 A
SO 0099 B
Vinyl pressings
by Willi Williams · 1979
Armigedeon Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year. 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.
SO 0099 A
SO 0099 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Jamaica | Studio OneFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Jamaica | Studio OneFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Jamaica | Coxsone Records 10127" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Jamaica | Coxsone Records7", 45 RPM, Reissue, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One SO 099 A/B7" | 7" |
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One SO0997", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Studio One7" | 7" |
| ? | US | Coxsone Records7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Coxsone Records 10127", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Studio One7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Coxsone Records 10127", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Studio One7", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Studio One7", Repress | 7", Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of Armigedeon Time are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1979 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Jamaica. One of them is Studio One.
Check the catalog number on the label and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SO 0099 A and SO 0099 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.