Vinyl pressings
by Classix Nouveaux · 1982
La Verité 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.
20 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 18 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.
2 [Utopia logo] LBG 30346 A-1 URunout side A
2 [Utopia logo] LBG 30346 B-1 URunout side B
LBG 30346ALabel side A
LBG 30346BLabel side B
LBG 30346 A-1U UtopiaRunout, side A
LBG 30346 B-1U UtopiaRunout, side B
[Utopia logo] Q LBG 30346 A-1 USide A runout
[Utopia logo] Q LBG 30346 B-1 USide B runout
C078.85269.A Liberty-Luk AFS Classix-NouveauxA-side runout, etched
C079.93269.B Liberty-Luk AFS Classix-NouveauxB-side runout, etched
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 | Brazil | Liberty 31C 064 83269First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Liberty LT 8000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Liberty 1A 064-83269First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | EMI 2C 068-83269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Iceland | Liberty LBG 30346 / Fálkinn LBG 30346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Liberty K28P-240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Liberty K28P-240First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Liberty SLEM-1060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Liberty UAL5114 / Liberty UAC 5114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Liberty 11C 078-83269 / Liberty C078-83269LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Singapore | Liberty LBG30346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | Liberty LBR (L) 1069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Liberty 10C 064-083.269First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | Liberty 10C 064-083.269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Liberty 3C 064-83269 / EMI 3C 064-83269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of La Verité are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Italy, Australia & New Zealand, Greece and more. One of them is Liberty LBG 30346, released April 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LBG 30346, 3C 064-83269, UAC.5114, 14C 062-83269) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2 [Utopia logo] LBG 30346 A-1 U and 2 [Utopia logo] LBG 30346 B-1 U. 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.
