Vinyl pressings
by Blondie · 1981
The Best Of Blondie was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
58 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 28 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.
CHR-1337-AS 1DSide A runout, variant 1
CHR-1337-BSSide B runout, variant 1
CHR-1337AS-1A T D-3Side A runout, variant 2
CHR-1337-BS-2-REP1Side B runout, variant 2
LBXAD7 FV 41337A G1ASide 1 runout
FV-41337-BS-1C [scratched out]CHR-1337-BS-1CSide 2 runout
1S P CHR-1337-AS S3 SX MCA Sh BSide A runout
P CHR-1337P-BSSide B runout
CHR-1337-ASSide A label
CHR-1337-BSSide B label
CHR-1337-AS S2 MCA SL A10 1SRunout Side A Etched
CHR-1337-BS S4 A6 1SRunout Side B Etched
CHR-1337-AS S3 MCASL SXT 1SRunout Side A Etched, var 1
CHR-1337-BS-2-REP1 SX AS 2SRunout Side B Etched, var 1
CHR-1337-TH-AS S5 SX MCASL E S [etched] P [stamped]Side A Runout, variant 1
CHR-1337RBS [etched] C P [stamped]Side B Runout, variant 1
CHR-1337-P-AS MCASL. [etched] A P [stamped]Side A Runout, variant 2
CHR-1337-P-BS [etched] P [stamped]Side B Runout, variant 2
[CHR 1337AS-1E] PRC-C S1 ASide A runout, [stamped] / etched
CHR-1337-BS-2-REP1 PRC-C (2) (R)Side B runout, etched
CHR-1337-ASSide A label
CHR-1337-BSSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Chrysalis AVI-4968First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Australia | Chrysalis RML-52003 / Chrysalis CDL TV1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Austria | Chrysalis 204 195 / Chrysalis 204 195-320First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1337First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1337LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Canada | Chrysalis CH 41337LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1337First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 41337First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1337First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1337First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | El Salvador | Chrysalis CA-1535First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | France | Chrysalis CDL TV1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | France | Chrysalis CDL TV1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Chrysalis 204 208First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Germany | Chrysalis 91 514 0 / Bertelsmann Club 91 514 0LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | EMI/KEMONGSA CKPL-0016LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Chrysalis 308002 / Chrysalis 308.002LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHM 41337LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 204 195LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Chrysalis CDL TV1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Chrysalis 75215LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Hong Kong | Chrysalis CDL TV1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Italy | Chrysalis 54 3213711LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Portugal | Chrysalis 6399 314LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light BR 347LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Chrysalis CDL TV1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Taiwan | New Aspect Records CR-1018LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CDL TV1LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41337LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Chrysalis FV 41337LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Chrysalis CHR 1337LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
99 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Blondie are listed here, from 35 countries, released between 1981 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, South Africa, Canada and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1337.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1337, FV 41337, CDL TV1, ML 4543) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR-1337-AS 1D and CHR-1337-BS. 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.
