Vinyl pressings
by 999 · 1981
Obsessed was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ION 1011 A-1 DAMONT BILBO TA1PEA-side runout, variant 1
ION 1011 B-1 SOUND CLINIC DAMONTB-side runout, variant 1
ION 1011 A-1 BILBO TA1PE R DAMONT IA-side runout, variant 2
ION 1011 B-1 C DAMONT SOUND CLINIC DAMONT IB-side runout, variant 2
ION 1011 A-1 — DAMONT. ꖨ TA1PERunout Side A etched variant 1
ION 1011 B-1 — SOUND CLINIC DAMONT. LRunout Side B etched variant 1
ION 1011 A-1 DAMONT. ᕂ BILBO • TA1PERunout Side A etched variant 2
ION 1011 B-1 — SOUND CLINIC DAMONT ꖨRunout Side B etched variant 2
ION 1011 A-1 DAMONT. ᕂ BILBO • TA1PERunout Side A etched
ION 1011 B-1 — SOUND CLINIC DAMONT ꖨRunout Side B etched
PD 2172 81NP-5577-PRC-R1-11 A STERLING JRA runout
-01-PD 2172 81NP 5576-PRC-R1-11-1 \ B STERLINGB runout
81 NP 5576B runout
81 NP 5577A label
-0- PD 2172 81NP 5577-PRC-1-1-1Side A runout variant 1
-01- PD 2172 81NP 5577-PRC-1-1-1Side B runout variant 1
-61- PD·2172·81·MP·5577·PRC-C1-1-1 -A- STERLING GCSide A runout variant 2
-9- PD·2172·81·MP·5577·PRC-C1-1-1 STERLING GCSide B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Liberation Records LS-543First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1981 | Australia | Liberation Records LS-543 / Albion Records LS-543First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Albion Records 103 369 / Ariola 103 369First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Albion Records ION 1011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Albion Records ION 1011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Albion Records ION 1011First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | UK | Albion Records ION 1011First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1981 | US | Polydor PD 2172 DJFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Polydor PD 2172 DJ7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1981 | US | Polydor PD 2172 / Polydor 2095 379First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
10 vinyl pressings of Obsessed are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Australia, Germany. One of them is Albion Records ION 1011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ION 1011, PD 2172, PD 2172 DJ, LS-543) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ION 1011 A-1 DAMONT BILBO TA1PE and ION 1011 B-1 SOUND CLINIC DAMONT. 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.
