Vinyl pressings
by Bucks Fizz · 1983
Run For Your Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, 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.
FIZ 1 A-1U-1- 1-2 19 ƱTOPIAStamped and etched runout, side A, variant 1
FIZ 1 B-1U-1- 1-2-23Stamped runout, side B, variant 1
FIZ 1 A-1U-1- 1- 1C ƱTOPIAStamped and etched runout, side A, variant 2
FIZ 1 B-1U-1- 1- 7Stamped runout, side B, variant 2
FIZ 1 A-1U-1- 3-25Stamped Runout, Side A
FIZ 1 B-1U-1- 1-33Stamped Runout, Side B
UTOPIAHand Etched Runout, Side A
FIZ 1 A§Label Side A
FIZZ-P-1-A ORLAKE [lyre symbol]Side A
FIZZ-P-1-B2 ORLAKE [lyre symbol]Side B
PB 50729 A JW (CR)Runout side A
PB-50729-B (CR)Runout side B
PB-50729-ALabel side A
PB-50729-BLabel side B
RCA PB-68 050-A H1Runout side A
RCA PB-68 050-B H1Runout side B
PB 68050-ALabel side A
PB 68050-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | RCA Victor 104129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | RCA PB-50729First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 68050 / RCA PB 68050First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | RCA PB 680507", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Ireland | RCA FIZ 1 / RCA PB 68050First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | RCA PB-68050 / RCA PB 68050First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | New Zealand | RCA 104129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Portugal | RCA PB 68050First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | South Africa | RCA TRS 450First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | RCA Victor ESP-602First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | RCA FIZP 1 / RCA PBP 58050First year10", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 10", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1983 | UK | RCA FIZ 1 / RCA PB 68050First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | RCA FIZ 1 / RCA PB 68050First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Run For Your Life are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA FIZ 1, released March 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FIZ 1, FIZP 1, 104129, PB-50729) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FIZ 1 A-1U-1- 1-2 19 ƱTOPIA and FIZ 1 B-1U-1- 1-2-23. 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.
