Vinyl pressings
by Brand X · 1976
Unorthodox Behaviour was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 11 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.
CAS1117 A//2 T 1 2Runout side A, variant 1
CAS1117 B//2 T 1 5Runout side B, variant 1
CAS1117 A//4 T 1 2 4Runout side A, variant 2
CAS1117 B//2 T 1 4 2Runout side B, variant 2
CAS1117 A//2 T 12Runout A, stamped
CAS1117 B//2 T 12Runout B, stamped
1S PPSD-98019-A-1B STERLINGSide A runout, etched [STERLING stamped]
1S PPSD-98019-B-1A STERLINGSide B runout, etched [STERLING stamped]
PPSD-98019-ASide A label
PPSD-98019-BSide B label
T1 PPSD-98019-A-1 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
T1 PPSD-98019-B-1 STERLING VSide B runout, variant 1
T1 PPSD-98019-A-1 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
T1 PPSD-98019-B-1 STERLING 4 ASide B runout, variant 2mped
PPSD-98019-A X STERLINGA runout
PPSD-98019-B STERLINGB runout
PPSD-98019-AA label
PPSD-98019-BB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Charisma 9211-1117 / GRT Of Canada Ltd. 9211-1117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Charisma 9211-1117 / GRT Of Canada Ltd. 9211-1117First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1976 | Canada | Charisma 9211-1117 / GRT Of Canada Ltd. 9211-1117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Charisma 9103 110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Charisma 6369 977First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Charisma 6369 977LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Italy | Charisma 6369 977 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Charisma RJ-7170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Charisma RJ-7170LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Charisma 6369 977First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Charisma 6369 977First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Charisma 6369 977First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Charisma 6369 977First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Charisma 6369 977First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Charisma 6369 977First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Virgin CHC 44 / Charisma CHC 44LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Europe | Charisma 206 963-270 / Virgin 206 963LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Charisma CAS 1117LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Passport Records PB 9819LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of Unorthodox Behaviour are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Charisma CAS 1117, released July 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS 1117, PPSD-98019, 9211-1117, 9103 110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAS1117 A//2 T 1 2 and CAS1117 B//2 T 1 5. 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.
