Vinyl pressings
by Big Audio Dynamite · 1985
This Is Big Audio Dynamite was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 13 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.
CBS-26714-A1 A 2 SOUND CLINIC CRunout side A
CBS-26714-B1 4 2 SOUND CLINIC ARunout side B
CBS26714 ASide A label
CBS26714 BSide B label
CBS-26714-A2⃫ 3Side A runout, variant 1
CBS-26714-B1Side B runout, variant 1
CBS-26714-A▢ 3 1 0 ΛSide A runout, variant 2
CBS-26714-B1 0Side B runout, variant 2
CBS-26714-A2⃫ 3Side A runout, variant 1
CBS-26714-B1Side B runout, variant 1
CBS-26714-A▢ 3 1 0 [v - sideways]Side A runout, etched - [1 0 v - stamped] - variant 2
CBS-26714-B1 0Side B runout, etched - [0 - stamped] -variant 2
P (T) AL-40220-1A XG H3 SOUND CLINICRunout side A
P BL-40220-G 1̶A̶1B 1 3 (H•PY) o oRunout side B
AL 40220Label side A
BL 40220Label side B
P o (T) AL-40220-1A 1B SOUND CLINICSide A runout, variant 1
P o (T) BL-40220-1A C SOUND CLINICSide B runout, variant 1
P o (T) AL-40220-1A D SOUND CLINICSide A runout, variant 2
P o (T) BL-40220-1A SOUND CLINICSide B runout, variant 2
D5 SOUND CLINIC P (T) AL-40220-1A DSide A runouts [variant 1]
E8 (H•PY) P BL-40220-G H̶1̶ 1B DSide B runouts [variant 1]
SOUND CLINIC P (T) AL-40220-1A DSide A runout [variant 2]
SOUND CLINIC P (T) BL-40220-1A DSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | CBS CDCBS 26714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Argentina | CBS CDCBS 26714First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS SBP 8111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS SBP 8111First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138653 / Discos CBS 138.653First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia FC 40220First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBS 26714 / CBS 26714First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | CBS CBS 26714 / CBS 26714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Israel | CBS CBS 26714 1 / Columbia CBS 26714 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3142First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 460696 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS SBP8111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Philippines | CBS QCL-22228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | CBS 26714 / CBS CBS 26714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Intervention Records IR-008 / Columbia IR-008LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia VFC 40220LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 460696 1 / CBS BFC 40220LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | Columbia CBR 8596LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of This Is Big Audio Dynamite are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1985 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is CBS CBS 26714, released November 1, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 26714, 26714, BFC 40220, CDCBS 26714) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS-26714-A1 A 2 SOUND CLINIC C and CBS-26714-B1 4 2 SOUND CLINIC A. 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.
