Vinyl pressings
by Bucks Fizz · 1982
Are You Ready? 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.
18 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 14 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.
Town House RCALP 8000 A-3URunout A side, stamped variant 1
Town House RCALP 8000 B-2URunout B side, stamped variant 1
TOWN HOUSE RCALP 8000 A-1U 3 9 1Runout A side, stamped variant 2
TOWN HOUSE RCALP 8000 B-3U JH NICKY 3 9 2Runout B side, stamped variant 2
RCALP 8000 A-1U TOWN HOUSESide A runout
RCALP 8000 B-1U J.H. TOWN HOUSESide B runout
RCALP 8000 A§Side A label
PL 25424 ASide A label
Town House RCALP 8000 A-3URunout A side, stamped
Town House RCALP 8000 B-2URunout B side, stamped
RCALP 8000 A-2U 60 1 TOWN HOUSESide A runout
RCALP 8000 B-2U 72 J.H. 1 TOWN HOUSESide B runout
RCALP 8000 A§Side A label
PL 25424 ASide A label
VPL1 7443A AP 301Side A etched
VPL1 7443B AP 301Side B etched
RCALP-8000ASide A label
RCALP-8000BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.7102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | El Salvador | RCA Victor RAFL-013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | RCA PL 25424 / RCA PL. 25424First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA 29 073-3 / RCA Victor 29 078-3LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA PL 25424 / RCA 76.27 375First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20239 / RCA Victor MAL-RCLP 20239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | RCA RCALP 8000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | RCA RPL-8150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | RCA RPL-8150First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1-7443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | RCA Victor PL 25424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Singapore | RCA RCALP 8000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | RCA TRC 3147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | RCA PL 25424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCALP 8000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Are You Ready? are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil, El Salvador and more. One of them is RCA RCALP 8000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCALP 8000, RCA LP 8000, VPL1 7443, 104.7102) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Town House RCALP 8000 A-3U and Town House RCALP 8000 B-2U. 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.
