Vinyl pressings
by Cabaret Voltaire · 1979
Nag Nag Nag was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 2 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.
A PORKY PRIME CUT RT 018 A1 EGVariant 1 Side A Runout, Etched
RT 018 B1 EGVariant 1 Side B Runout Etched
A PORKY PRIME CUT S-4 RT 018 A1 EGVariant 2 Side A Runout, Etched
RT 018 B1 EG MVSTVariant 2 Side B Runout, Etched
RT 018 Aı EG LYN-6981 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout etched variant 1
RT 018 Bı EGSide B runout etched variant 1
RT 018 Aı EG A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout etched variant 2
RT 018 Bı EG LYN-6982Side B runout etched variant 2
RT 018 Aı EG LYN-6981 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A
RT 018 Bı EG LYN 6982Side B
A PORKY PRIME CUT RT 018 A1 EGSide A runout, hand-etched
RT 018 B1 EGSide B runout, hand-etched
1023 A [Magnum International logo] [AREACEM logo]Side A, etched / stamped
1023 B [Magnum International logo] [AREACEM logo]Side B, etched / stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | France | Celluloid LTD 1023First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Celluloid CEL 6023First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1979 | France | Celluloid LTD 1023 / Rough Trade LTD 1023First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1979 | France | Celluloid LTD 1023 / Celluloid LTD 1.02312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | France | Celluloid LTD 102312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | France | Celluloid LTD 102312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | France | Celluloid LTD 1023First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1979 | France | Celluloid LTD 102312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | France | Celluloid CEL 6023First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1979 | France | Celluloid LTD 102312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1979 | UK | Rough Trade RT 018First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1979 | UK | Rough Trade RT 018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Rough Trade RT 018First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Rough Trade RT 018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Rough Trade RT-17", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Japan | Rough Trade RT-17", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Canada | Novamute 3072-012", Single, Reissue | 12", Single, Reissue |
| 2002 | UK | NovaMute L12NOMU10312", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2002 | UK & Europe | NovaMute 12NOMU103 / NovaMute L12NOMU10312", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 2002 | US | NovaMute 3072-012", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 2002 | US | NovaMute 3072-012", Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2002 | Europe | NovaMute L12NOMU103 / NovaMute 501602554103412", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2002 | UK & Europe | NovaMute 12NOMU103 / NovaMute 501602524103312", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 2003 | UK | The Grey Area 12CABS19 / Mute 12CABS1912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Special Cut | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Special Cut |
24 vinyl pressings of Nag Nag Nag are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, France. One of them is Rough Trade RT 018, released June 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RT 018, LTD 1023, CEL 6023) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A PORKY PRIME CUT RT 018 A1 EG and RT 018 B1 EG. 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.
