Vinyl pressings
by Blue Rondo À La Turk · 1982
Chewing The Fat was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 9 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.
V·2240·A.1 1 JONZ DRunout, side A etched, D stamped
V·2240·B.1 SOUND CLINIC ΛRunout, side B etched, Λ stamped
V 2240-AMatrix, label side A
V 2240-BMatrix, label side B
G MX2O1812 V 2240-1Runout Side A
A MX2O1813 V 2240-2Runout Side B
205083 A-1/82 S III Made in GermanyRunout side A
205083 B-1/82 S III Made in GermanyRunout side B
S 205 083 ALabel side A
S 205 083 BLabel side B
205083 A-1/82 S III Made in GermanyRunout side A, stamped
205083 B-1/82 S III Made in GermanyRunout side B, stamped
[AGI logo] 8 2 10V 2 05 083 A 205 083 A Ʈ.Runout side A
[AGI logo] 8 2 10V 205 0 83 B 205 083 B ƮRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Virgin V 2240First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Australia | Virgin V 2240First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 205 083-320 / Diable Noir Recordings 205 083First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 205 083-320 / Diable Noir Recordings 205 083First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 205083 / Diable Noir Recordings 205083First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Virgin VIL-6009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Virgin VIL-6009First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Virgin 610905First yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | Spain | Virgin I-205.083First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Virgin V 2240 / Diable Noir Recordings V 2240First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Mexico | Virgin LAE-508LP | LP |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70092LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC817LP, Album, Stereo, LP · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, LP · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Virgin 205 083 / Virgin 205 083-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 90LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Chewing The Fat are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1982 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia, Europe, France and more. One of them is Virgin V 2240, released October 22, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2240, 205 083-320, 205083, VIL 12240) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V·2240·A.1 1 JONZ D and V·2240·B.1 SOUND CLINIC Λ. 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.
