Vinyl pressings
by Billy Idol · 1983
Rebel Yell was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 4 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.
P VS-4-42762-A STERLINGA-Side Runout
P VS-4-42762-B STERLINGB-Side Runout
VS4 42762 ASA-Side Label
VS4 42762 BSB-Side Label
VS-4-42762-A-C1 STERLING ⬭Runout, Side A, Etched except STERLING, Stamped
P VS-4-42762-B-C1 STERLING ⬭Runout, Side B, Etched except STERLING, Stamped
VS4 42762 ASLabel, Side A
VS4 42762 BSLabel, Side B
CHS-2762-A 1S 5 4-3UStamped, runout side A
CHS-2762-B 1S 1Stamped, runout side B
CHS-2762-AA side label
CHS-2762-BB side label
CHS 42762-A TLC-ARunout Etched Side A
CHS 42762-B TLC-ARunout Etched Side B
CR in a circleRunout Stamped A-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 42762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 42762First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | Chrysalis CHS-2762First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | Chrysalis CHS-2762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis VS4 42762 / Chrysalis VS4-42762First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis VS4 42762First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis AS-1761First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis AS-176112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis VS4 42762First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1983 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-17429First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-17429First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | Chrysalis K-9350 / Chrysalis IDOL 27", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ecuador | RCA 123-10307", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Ecuador | RCA 123-10307", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | El Salvador | Chrysalis CHR-0157", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
45 vinyl pressings of Rebel Yell are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1983 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Japan, Canada, Spain. One of them is Chrysalis VS4 42762.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS4 42762, AS-1761, WWS-17429, CHS 42762) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P VS-4-42762-A STERLING and P VS-4-42762-B STERLING. 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.
