UK
March 19, 1983- Label and catalog number
- Riot City Records CITY 002
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
SNAStamped Runout Sides A and B
CITY 002 Aᴵ ƱTOPIAEtched Runout Side A
CITY 002 Bᴵ ƱTOPIAEtched Runout Side B

Vinyl pressings
by Chaos UK · 1983
Chaos U.K. LP 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.
2 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
SNAStamped Runout Sides A and B
CITY 002 Aᴵ ƱTOPIAEtched Runout Side A
CITY 002 Bᴵ ƱTOPIAEtched Runout Side B
MUFP 559 AEtched Runout Side A
MUFP 559 BEtched Runout 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 | New Zealand | Music World MUFP 559 / Music World MUFP-559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Riot City Records CITY 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Vap 35114-25 / Vap 00114LP, Album, Flexi-disc, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Flexi-disc, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Japan | Vap 35114-25LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Vap 35114-25LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UK | Captain Oi! AHOY LP 501LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Czech Republic | Papagájův Hlasatel Records PH 124LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | Czech Republic | Papagájův Hlasatel Records PH 124LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | Papagájův Hlasatel Records PH 124LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | Papagájův Hlasatel Records PH 124LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 117LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 117LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 117LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 117LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 117LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 117LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 117LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of Chaos U.K. LP are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1983 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is Riot City Records CITY 002, released March 19, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CITY 002, MUFP 559) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SNA and CITY 002 Aᴵ ƱTOPIA. 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.