Vinyl pressings
by Blood Sisters · 1979
Ring My Bell was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
12BP 314 A-1U A BILBO BOPPARunout side A, variant 1
12BP 314 B-1U A BILBO BOPPARunout side B, variant 1
12BP 314 A-1U A BilBo BOPPARunout side A, variant 2
12BP 314 B-1U A BilBo DUB !Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | France | Ballistic Records 2S 052-52.863 Z / Pathé Marconi EMI 2S 052-52.863 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Ballistic Records 2S 008 82761 / Pathé Marconi EMI 2S 008 82761First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 1A 006-82761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Portugal | Ballistic Records 8E 00682761 FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Ballistic Records 12-BP 314First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Sound City SCD 002First year12" | 12" |
| 1979 | UK | Ballistic Records BP 314First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Sound City SCD 002First year12" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Nocedicoco NOC 70357", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Italy | Nocedicoco NOC 7701012" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | Planets PLA047", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Ring My Bell are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, France, Netherlands, Portugal. One of them is Ballistic Records 12-BP 314.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12-BP 314, SCD 002, BP 314, 2S 052-52.863 Z) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12BP 314 A-1U A BILBO BOPPA and 12BP 314 B-1U A BILBO BOPPA. 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.
