Vinyl pressings
by Clannad · 1982
Fuaim 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.
6 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 3 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.
TARA 3008 A1 timtom - cbsRunout Side A, etched, Variant 1
TARA 3008 B1 ty - cbs 11ARunout Side B, etched, Variant 1
TARA 3008 A2 timtom - cbs londonRunout Side A, etched, Variant 2
TARA 3008 B2 Ty - CBS LONDONRunout Side B, etched, Variant 2
\\\ TARA - 3008 - A - POSi - IRunout side A, etched
TARA - 3008 - B - POSi - II CPRunout side B, etched
TARA 3008 - A - Posi - I DSide A runout
TARA 3008 - B - Posi - I C Y11Side B runout
timtom - cbs london 3008 A2Side A, Scratched
ty - cbs london 3008 B2 ℗ GerrySide B, Scratched
TARA 3008 A // 1 ▽420 C 1 1 1 timtom - cbsSide A
TARA 3008 B // 1 ▽420 C 1 1 2 TYSide B
TARA 3008 A2 timtom - cbs LondonRunout A
TARA 3008 B2 / Ty CBS London P GerryRunout 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 | Ireland | Tara TARA 3008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | Tara TARA 3008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK & Ireland | Tara TARA 3008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK & Ireland | Tara TARA 3008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Tara TARA 3008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | Tara TARA 3008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Tara TARA 3008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Australasia | Tara TARA LP3008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Cooking Vinyl COOK 035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | UK | Cooking Vinyl COOK 035LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ireland | Tara 0877478LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Ireland | Tara 0877478LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Fuaim are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1982 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Ireland, US, UK & Ireland. One of them is Tara TARA 3008, released March 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TARA 3008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TARA 3008 A1 timtom - cbs and TARA 3008 B1 ty - cbs 11A. 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.
