Vinyl pressings
by Billy Bragg · 1986
Greetings To The New Brunette was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
GODX - 15 - A1Side A runout etched - Variant 1
GODX - 15 - B2.Side B runout etched - Variant 1
GODX - 15 - A1 MT.Side A runout etched; stamped - Variant 2
GODX - 15 - B1 MT.Side B runout etched; stamped - Variant 2
GOD-15-A1.Runout side A - variant 1
GOD-15-BRunout side B - variant 1
GOD-15-A2. 1Runout side A - variant 2
GOD-15-B2. MT. 1Runout side B - variant 2
31 15 1A 1Side A runout stamped
31 000015 2B1Side B runout stamped
GODX 15ASide A Label
GODX 15BSide B Label
ST ED 5203A-1 1-1Runout Etching Each Side
SRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout Stamp Each Side
ST-ED-5203-A-SPLabel Master Number Each Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Go! Discs LMD 504 / Liberation Records LMD 504First year12" | 12" |
| 1986 | Canada | Go! Discs 888 611-1 / Polydor 888 611-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1986 | Ireland | Go! Discs GOD 15First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Go! Discs X 14319First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Chrysalis X 14319First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Go! Discs GOD 15First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Go! Discs GODS 15First year7", 45 RPM, Single, 7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Single, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1986 | UK | Go! Discs GODX 15First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Elektra ED 5203First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | Go! Discs GODX 15First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Line Records LIS 1.00022 B7", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | Spain | Go! Discs 1D-0649 / DRO 1D-06497", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Greetings To The New Brunette are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1986 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Go! Discs GODX 15, released October 27, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GODX 15, GOD 15, GODS 15, ED 5203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GODX - 15 - A1 and GODX - 15 - B2.. 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.
