Vinyl pressings
by Wire · 1979
Outdoor Miner 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.
11 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SHAR 5172 A-1Runout side A, variant 1
SHAR 5172 B-1 MR BLAIRSRunout side B, variant 1
SHAR 5172 A-1 3Runout side A, variant 2
SHAR 5172 B-1 MR BLAIRS 3Runout side B, variant 2
SHAR 5172 A-1Run-out side A, stamped
SHAR 5172 B-1 MR BLAIRSRun-out side B, stamped, tag etched
SHAR 5172ALabel side A
SHAR 5172BLabel side B
SHAR 5172 A-1 A 1Runout A, variant 2
SHAR 5172 B-1 M MR BLAIRS 1Runout B, variant 2
SHAR 5172 A-1 1 PRunout A, variant 3
SHAR 5172 B-1 1 MR BLAIRS MRunout B, variant 3
SHAR 5172 A - 1
SHAR 5172 B - 1 MR BLAIRS
SHAR 5172 A-1Side A
SHAR 5172 B-1Side B
SHAR 5172 A-1Side A
SHAR 5172 B-1Side 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 | Belgium | Harvest 4C006-06891First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Harvest 2C 008-06-891 / Harvest 2C 008 06891First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Harvest 1C 006-06 891 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-06 891First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 006-06891 / Harvest 1C 006-06891First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Harvest 3C 006-06 891First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Harvest HAR 5172First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Harvest HAR 5172First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Harvest HAR 5172 / Harvest 006 06891First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Harvest HAR 5172 / Harvest 006 06891First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Harvest HAR 5172 / Harvest 006 06891First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Harvest HAR 5172 / Harvest 006 06891First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Outdoor Miner are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Belgium, France, Germany and more. One of them is Harvest HAR 5172, released January 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HAR 5172, 4C006-06891, 2C 008-06-891, 1C 006-06 891) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHAR 5172 A-1 and SHAR 5172 B-1 MR BLAIRS. 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.
