Vinyl pressings
by Berlin · 1984
No More Words was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 16 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.
7-29306-CCA-2855-S-JWI FUTUREDISCA side runout groove, hand-etched
7-29360-BCA-2800-S-JWIB side runout groove, hand-etched
CCA 2855SA side label
BCA 2800SB side label
7-29360-CCA-2855-S-WW/ FUTURE DISC ----<|A side runout groove, hand-etched
7-29360-BCA-2800-S-WW/ ---<|B side runout groove, hand-etched
CCA 2855SA side label
BCA 2800SB side label
7-29306-CCA-2855-S-SR-1 FUTUREDISC SRC 1-1A-Side Runout Etching
7-29360-BCA-2800-S-SR1 SRC 1-1B side runout groove, hand-etched
CCA 2855SA-Side Label
BCA 2800SB-Side Label
7-29360-CCA-2855-S-SH1 FUTURE DISC ɑ R-12496-SH1 SLM △6201 1-1A side runout groove, hand-etched
7-29360-BCA-2800-S-SH1 ɑ R-12497-SH1 SLM △6202 1-1B side runout groove, hand-etched
CCA 2855SA side label
BCA 2800SB side label
CCA 2855SLabel
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Unknown | Geffen Records GGEF 0498First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Argentina | Mercury 818619-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australasia | Mercury 818 619-7 / PolyGram Records Pty. Limited 818 619-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Australasia | Mercury 818 619-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Australasia | Mercury 818 619-7 / PolyGram Records Pty. Limited 818 619-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 93607First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 93607First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 93607First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Mercury 818 619-1First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Mercury 818 619-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | France | Mercury 818 619-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Germany | Mercury 818 619-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Mercury 818 619-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Mercury 818 619-7 / Mercury 818 619-7 QFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | Mercury 818 619-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of No More Words are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Argentina, Australasia and more. One of them is Geffen Records 7-29360.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-29360, GGEF 0498, MERX 160, MER 160) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-29306-CCA-2855-S-JWI FUTUREDISC and 7-29360-BCA-2800-S-JWI. 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.
