Vinyl pressings
by Billy Bragg · 1988
She's Leaving Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. 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 1988, 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.
CHILD 1 A-3J-1-Q2Runout side A, variant 1
CHILD 1 AA-1J-Q1Runout side B, variant 1
CHILD 1 A-J1-1- JARunout side A, variant 2
CHILD 1 AA-3J-1-Runout side B, variant 2
CHILD 1A-2U-1- I JASide A runout
CHILD 1 AA-1U-1- 2Side B runout
CHILD 1 A-3J-1-Q2Runout area side A, variant 1
CHILD 1 AA-1J-Q1Runout area side AA, variant 1
CHILD 1A-2U-1-Q4 JARunout area side A, variant 2
CHILD 1 AA-1U -1-QIRunout area side AA, variant 2
CHILD 1 ARunout Groove Side A
CHILD 1 BRunout Groove Side AA
CHILD 1 AA-1J-1- IA Side, Machine stamped
CHILD 1 AA-1J-1- IB Side, Machine stamped
CHILD 1 A [SNA logo]Side A runout
CHILD 1 B [SNA logo]Side AA runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | The Precious Organisation CHILD 1 / Phonogram 870 390-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | The Precious Organisation CHILD 1 / Phonogram 870 390-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1988 | UK | The Precious Organisation CHILD 1 / Phonogram 870 390-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | The Precious Organisation CHILD 1 / Phonogram 870 390-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | The Precious Organisation CHILD 1 / Phonogram 870 390-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | The Precious Organisation CHILD 1 / Phonogram 870 390-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | The Precious Organisation CHILD 1 / Phonogram 870 390-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | The Precious Organisation CHILD 1 / Phonogram 870 390-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | The Precious Organisation CHILD 1 / Phonogram 870 390-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | New Musical Express CHILD 1 / The Precious Organisation CHILD 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of She's Leaving Home are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK. One of them is The Precious Organisation CHILD 1, released May 9, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHILD 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHILD 1 A-3J-1-Q2 and CHILD 1 AA-1J-Q1. 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.
