UK
February 1981- Label and catalog number
- Zonophone ZONO 103Zonophone 0C 062-07 443
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
ZONO 103 A-2 8 1Runout side A.
ZONO 103 B-1 7 1Runout side B.

Vinyl pressings
by Barracudas · 1981
Drop Out With The Barracudas 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.
6 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ZONO 103 A-2 8 1Runout side A.
ZONO 103 B-1 7 1Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | EMI EMC 2722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Parlophone 2C 068-07443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | EMI 1A 062-07443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Odeon 054 1074431First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Zonophone ZONO 103LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | France | Parlophone 2C068-07443LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1981 | UK | Zonophone ZONO 103 / Zonophone 0C 062-07 443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Voxx Records VOXX 200.009 / Voxx Records VOXX VXS 200.009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Voxx Records 200.009LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Voxx Records VOXX 200.009 / Voxx Records VOXX VXS 200.009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | GMG 75011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | GMG MIG 36LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | EMI 054 10 7443 1 / EMI ZONO 103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Voxx Records VOXX 200.009LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1952 / Parlophone MOVLP1952LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Voxx Records VOXX 200.009 / Voxx Records VOXX VXS 200.009LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Voxx Records VOXX 200.009 / Voxx Records VOXX VXS 200.009LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Voxx Records VOXX 200.009 / Voxx Records VOXX VXS 200.009LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Voxx Records VOXX 200.009 / Voxx Records VOXX VXS 200.009LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
20 vinyl pressings of Drop Out With The Barracudas are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1981 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Australia, France, Netherlands and more. One of them is Zonophone ZONO 103, released February 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZONO 103, EMC 2722, 2C 068-07443, 1A 062-07443) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZONO 103 A-2 8 1 and ZONO 103 B-1 7 1. 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.