Vinyl pressings
by China Crisis · 1982
Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms - Some… 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.
12 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 9 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.
V 2243 A-1U-1-1-0 BILBO TAPE ONESide A, variant 1
V 2243 B-1U-1-1-0 BILBO TAPE ONESide B, variant 1
V 2243 A-1U-1-1-1 2 BILBO TAPE ONESide A, variant 3
V 2243 B-1U-1-1-1 1 BILBO TAPE ONESide B, variant 3
V 2243 A2 TOWN HOUSE ASide A runout, variant 1
V 2243 B1 TOWN HOUSE ESide B runout, variant 1
V-2243-A2 TOWN HOUSE 4 2 ASide A runout, variant 2
V-2243-B1 TOWN HOUSE 1 5 ESide B runout, variant 2
V 2243 A-1U-1-1-1 6 BILBO TAPE OneSide A runout
V 2243 B-1U-1-1-1- 2 BILBO TAPE OneSide B runout
Δ MX202212 V2243-1Side A runout, etched
Δ MX202213 V2243-2Side B runout, etched
MX202212Side A label
MX202213Side B label
Δ MX202212 V2243-1Side A runout
Δ MX202213 V2243-2Side B runout
MX202212Side A label
MX202213Side B label
205084 A-1/82 S III Made in GermanyRunout side A (Variant 1)
205084 B-1/82 S III Made in GermanyRunout side B (Variant 1)
205084 A-1/82 S III Made in GermanyRunout side A (Variant 2)
205084 B-1/82 S III II Made in GermanyRunout side A (Variant 2)
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 | Virgin V 2243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Virgin V 2243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 205 084 / Virgin 205 084-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Virgin V 2243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Virgin 611005 / Edisom 611005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Virgin V-2243 / Virgin V 2243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | Virgin VNC 5030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Virgin I-205084 / Virgin I-205.084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Virgin V 2243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Virgin V 2243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Virgin V 2243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Virgin 205222LP | LP |
| 1983 | Greece | Virgin V 2243 / Virgin 810577LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Greece | Virgin V 2243 / Virgin 810577-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Past Night From Glasgow PNFG42LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Past Night From Glasgow PNFG42LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Past Night From Glasgow PNFG42LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | UK | Past Night From Glasgow PNFG42LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Virgin VL 2252LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 173LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
27 vinyl pressings of Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms - Some… are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1982 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia, Europe, Italy and more. One of them is Virgin V 2243, released November 12, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2243, 205 084, 611005, V-2243) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2243 A-1U-1-1-0 BILBO TAPE ONE and V 2243 B-1U-1-1-0 BILBO TAPE ONE. 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.
