Vinyl pressings
by Bucks Fizz · 1982
My Camera Never Lies 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.
21 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 10 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.
TOWNHOUSE RCA 202 A-3U 101 2Stamped Runout, Side A, Variant 1
RCA 202 B-2U 255 5Stamped Runout, Side B, Variant 1
ƱTOPIA.Hand Etched Runout, Side B, Variant 1
RCA 202 A-4U TOWNHOUSESide A runout, variant 2
TOWNHOUSE RCA 202 A-3U ∴¹ CJRunout side A etched variant 1
[lyre symbol]TOPIA RCA 202 B-2U C CRunout side B etched variant 1
TOWNHOUSE RCA 202 A-3U CJRunout side A etched variant 2
[lyre symbol]TOPIA RCA 202 B-1U 1J 1Runout side B etched variant 2
RCA 202 A-3U TOWNHOUSEA-side runout, stamped
RCA 202 B-1UB-side runout, stamped
[lyre symbol]B-side runout, etched
RCA 202 AA-side label
TOWNHOUSE RCA 202 A-3U 101 2Runout side A
[Utopia logo] RCA 202 B-1URunout side B
TOWNHOUSE RCAT 202 A-1UStamped Runout, Side A
TOWNHOUSE RCAT 202 A-1UStamped Runout, Side B
RCAT 202 A-1U 11 2 TOWNHOUSERunout stamped side A
RCAT 202 B-1U 1 3 TOWNHOUSERunout stamped 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 | RCA Victor RCA 202First year7" | 7" |
| 1982 | Australia | RCA Victor 103988First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Belgium | RCA Victor PB 5469 / RCA Victor RCA 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | RCA Victor PB 8956 / RCA PB 8956First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA PC 5490First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 5469 / RCA PB 5469First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ireland | RCA RCA 202 / RCA PB 5469First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Ireland | RCA RCA 202 / RCA PB 5469First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | RCA PC 5469First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Netherlands | RCA RCA 202 / RCA RCA-202First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 103988First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-5469 / RCA PB-5469First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-5469 / RCA PB-5469First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCAT 202 / RCA PC 5469First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCA 202 / RCA PB 5469First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of My Camera Never Lies are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia, Belgium, France and more. One of them is RCA RCA 202, released March 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCA 202, RCAT 202, RCA 202, 103988) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TOWNHOUSE RCA 202 A-3U 101 2 and RCA 202 B-2U 255 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.
