UK
1983- Label and catalog number
- Beat The System !! B.T.S. SOCIAL 2Lightbeat Records SOCIAL 2
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, EP
- Runout / matrix
SOCIAL 2 - A1 DAMONT B POUNDA TA1PESide A
SOCIAL 2 - B1 DAMONT BSide B
Vinyl pressings
by Antisocial · 1983
Official Hooligan E.P. was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, 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.
SOCIAL 2 - A1 DAMONT B POUNDA TA1PESide A
SOCIAL 2 - B1 DAMONT BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Beat The System !! B.T.S. SOCIAL 2 / Lightbeat Records SOCIAL 2First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | France | Glorious Oi! Records GOR 017", EP, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | France | Glorious Oi! Records GOR 017", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release, Reissue · Unofficial | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release, Reissue · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Spain | Evil Records EVIL 011 EP / Oi! The Collectors Series EVIL 011 EP7", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 7", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2017 | Spain | Evil Records EVIL 011 EP / Oi! The Collectors Series EVIL 011 EP7", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 7", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2017 | Spain | Evil Records EVIL 011 EP / Oi! The Collectors Series EVIL 011 EP7", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 7", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2017 | Spain | Evil Records EVIL 011 EP / Oi! The Collectors Series EVIL 011 EP7", EP, Reissue | 7", EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Knock Out Records SOCIAL 27", Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Knock Out Records SOCIAL 27", Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| ? | UK | Beat The System !! B.T.S. SOCIAL 2 / Lightbeat Records SOCIAL 27", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | UK | Beat The System !! B.T.S. SOCIAL 2 / Lightbeat Records SOCIAL 27", 45 RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Official Hooligan E.P. are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1983 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK. One of them is Beat The System !! B.T.S. SOCIAL 2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B.T.S. SOCIAL 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SOCIAL 2 - A1 DAMONT B POUNDA TA1PE and SOCIAL 2 - B1 DAMONT 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.