Vinyl pressings
by David Lindley And El Rayo-X · 1982
Win This Record! 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.
25 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 11 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.
60178-A-6 RE SH-SP TML-S △2465 0-2SM-1 + SLMSide A runout, variant 1
60178B-3 SH-AR TML-X 1-1 SM1-1 △2465-X +2-DM1 SLM [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-17150-B3Side B runout, variant 1
60178-A-6 RE SH-SP TML-S △2465 0-2SM-1 + SLMSide A runout, variant 2
60178B-3 SH-AR TML-X 0-1 SM1-1 △2465-X +2-DM1 SLM [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-17150-B3Side B runout, variant 2
60178 A 2-RE-1-SH-AR TML-M [Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] B-17149-A2 RE1 + SLM △2465Side A runout - variant 1, etched
60178 B -2RE-1-SH-AR + SLM △2465-X TML-M [Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] B-17150-B2-RE1Side B runout - variant 1, etched
60178 A 7-RE SH AR TML-M [Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] B-17149-A7 RE △2465 + SLMSide A runout - variant 2, etched
60178 B -4 SH-AR △2465-X + SLM TML-M [Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] B-17150-B4Side B runout - variant 2, etched
60178-A TML-S REI-SH-SP 0-1 SMI-1 + SLM △2465Side A runout
60178-B TML-S -1RE-I-SH-SP 0-1 SMI-1+ SLM △2465-XSide B runout
60178-ASide A label
60178-BSide B label
60178-A-RE SH AR TML-S B-17149-A7Re △ 2465 SP + ⊳ism-s-1-1 SLMRunout side A, variant 1
60178 B-1 SH-SP TML-M ⊳ism-1-1 + SLM △ 2465 SP + ⊳ism-s-1-1 SLM-XRunout side B, variant 1
60178 •7-A- RE SH AR TML-S [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-17149-A7 Re △ 2465 SP + ⊳-1Sm 1-1 SLMRunout side A, variant 2
60178 B -1 SH-SP TML-M 0-1 + SLM △ 2465-XRunout side B, variant 2
60178-A (AR)A label
60178-B (AR)B label
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 | Asylum Records 60178-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Asylum Records 96 01781 / Asylum Records 60178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Asylum Records 96 01781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Asylum Records AS 52421 / Asylum Records AS K 52 421First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Asylum Records AS 52421 / Asylum Records AS K 52 421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Asylum Records AS K 52 421 / Asylum Records 60178-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Asylum Records AS K 52 421 / Asylum Records AS 52421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Asylum Records AS K 52 421 / Asylum Records AS 52421First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Asylum Records K 52421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Asylum Records K 52421 / Asylum Records AS K 52421First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Asylum Records W 52421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Asylum Records AS K 52 421 / Asylum Records AS 52421First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Asylum Records P-11246First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Asylum Records P-11246First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Asylum Records 60178-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Asylum Records AS 52421 / Asylum Records AS K 52 421LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS K 52421 / Asylum Records AS 52421LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records K 52421 / Asylum Records AS K 52 421LP, Album | LP, Album |
28 vinyl pressings of Win This Record! are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Asylum Records 60178, released September 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60178, 9 60178-1, 60178-1, 96 01781) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 60178-A-6 RE SH-SP TML-S △2465 0-2SM-1 + SLM and 60178B-3 SH-AR TML-X 1-1 SM1-1 △2465-X +2-DM1 SLM [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-17150-B3. 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.
