US
November 1981- Label and catalog number
- Posh Boy PBS 122
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
PBS122ASide A runout
PBS 122BSide B runout
PBS 122-ASide A label
PBS 122-BSide B label

Vinyl pressings
by Agent Orange · 1981
Living In Darkness 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.
1 pressing came out in 1981, 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.
PBS122ASide A runout
PBS 122BSide B runout
PBS 122-ASide A label
PBS 122-BSide B label
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 | US | Posh Boy PBS 122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Posh Boy PBS 122LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1984 | Greece | Music-Box SMB 40246 / Music-Box M. BOX 40246LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Posh Boy PBS 122LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1986 | US | Posh Boy PBS 122LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | Germany | Gift Of Life GIFT 003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Gift Of Life GIFT 003LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Germany | Gift Of Life GIFT 003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Gift Of Life GIFT 003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Italy | Get Back GET112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | Germany | Gift Of Life GIFT 003 / Posh BoyLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2009 | Germany | Gift Of Life GIFT 003LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP03LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP03LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP26LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2013 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP26LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP26LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2014 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP49LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS121LP, Album, Record Store Day, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS121LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Posh Boy PBS 122LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Posh Boy PBS 122LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Posh Boy PBS 122LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Posh Boy PBS 122LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Posh Boy PBS 122LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Posh Boy PBS 122LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Living In Darkness are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1981 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US. One of them is Posh Boy PBS 122, released November 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PBS 122) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PBS122A and PBS 122B. 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.