Vinyl pressings
by David Grant · 1983
Stop And Go 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.
19 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 8 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.
GRANX 1 A//2▽420 C 11 2 TIMTOM FROM TOTTENHAM!A side runout, stamped/etched
GRANX 1 B//2▽420 C 11 2 TY-cbsB side runout, stamped/etched
GRANX 1-ASide A Label
GRANX 1-BSide B Label
GRANX 1 A//2▽420 C 1 1 5Runout side A
GRANX 1 B//2▽4 20 C 1 1 1Runout side B
GRANX 1-ASide A label
GRANX 1-BSide B label
GRAN+P+1+A ORLAKERunout A-side etched
GRAN+P+1+B ORLAKERunout B-side etched
GRAN P 1ALabel side-A
GRAN P 1BLabel side-B
GRAN 1 A // 1 ∇ 420 CRunout, A-side, stamped
tim tom - cbsRunout, A-side, etched
GRAN 1 B // 1 ∇ 420 CRunout, A-side, stamped
TYRunout, B-side, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Chrysalis X-12035First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 600 885First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Ireland | Chrysalis GRAN 1First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 105 434 / Chrysalis 105.434First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K 9133First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K-9133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis GRANX 1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis GRAN 1First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis GRAN P 1First year7", Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis GRAN 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis GRAN 1First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis GRANX 1First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis 4V9 42692First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis VS4 42712First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis 4V9 42692First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of Stop And Go are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is Chrysalis GRANX 1, released April 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GRANX 1, GRAN 1, GRAN P 1, 4V9 42692) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GRANX 1 A//2▽420 C 11 2 TIMTOM FROM TOTTENHAM! and GRANX 1 B//2▽420 C 11 2 TY-cbs. 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.
