Vinyl pressings
by Boxer · 1975
Below The Belt was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
V2049 A-3 EG KENDUN - A --Runout A side, Variant 1
V2049 B3 EG - M KENDUN - BRunout B side, Variant 1
KENDUN-A 5 V2049 A-3 EGRunout A side, Variant 2
KENDUN-B 5 V2049 B3 EGRunout B side, Variant 2
KENDUN-A 22 V2049- A3 EG
KENDUN-B 25 V2049- B3 EG
V2049 A-3 EG KENDUN - ARunout A side
V2049 B3 EG KENDUN - B 4Runout B side
V2049 A3 1 EG KENDUN - A 1Runout side 1, etched, except "KENDUN" stamped
V2049 B3 1 EG KENDUN - B 1Runout side 2, etched, except "KENDUN" stamped
AL - 34115 - 1D B o TIRunout A side
BL - 34115 - 1D o TIRunout B side
V-2049-A1 'A Porky Prime Cut'Runout side A etched, variant 1
V-2049-B1 'PECKO'Runout side B etched, variant 1
V-2049-A-1 A Porky Prime Cut [Illegible]Runout side A etched [stamped], variant 2
V-2049-B-1 PECKO [0]Runout side B etched [stamped], 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Virgin V2049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 940 522First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 940 522First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | Greece | Virgin 2049LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Italy | Virgin VIL12049First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Virgin YX-7101-VRFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Virgin 27 030 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2049First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2049LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2049First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Virgin PZ 34115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2049LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Virgin 27.030-ILP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Below The Belt are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Virgin V 2049.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2049, PZ 34115, V2049, 940 522) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V2049 A-3 EG KENDUN - A -- and V2049 B3 EG - M KENDUN - B. 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.
