Vinyl pressings
by Zapp · 1982
Zapp II 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.
15 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 7 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.
1 23583-A LW12Side A run out, variant 1
1 23583 3. LW2 3Side B run out, variant 1
1-23583-A-LW11 ✲Side A run out, variant 2
1-23583-B LW-8 2 ✲Side B run out, variant 2
0 1-23583-A-JW 6 #1A-side runout etching, variant 1
0 1-23583-B JW-5 #2B-side runout etching, variant 1
0 1-23583-A-JW 5 #1A-side runout etching, variant 2
0 1-23583-B JW-5 #2B-side runout etching, variant 2
1-23583-A WW5 —◁Side A runout, etched, variant 1
1-23583-B WW7 —◁Side B runout, variant 1
1-23583-A WW5#3 —◁Side A runout, etched, variant 2
1-23583-B WW7 —◁Side B runout, variant 2
1 23583 A SH2 B-16928-A SH2 + SLM △1934Side A
1 23583 B SH2 B-16893-B SH2 + SLM △1934-XSide B
1 23583 A SR5 SP 1-2Side A
1 23583 B SR5 SP 1-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.0108 / Warner Bros. Records 00358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56928LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-23583LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-23583 / Warner Bros. Records 9 23583-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-23583 / Warner Bros. Records 9 23583-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Zapp II are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Brazil, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1-23583.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-23583, 1-23582, W1-23583, 26.074) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 23583-A LW12 and 1 23583 3. LW2 3. 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.
