Vinyl pressings
by Dexys Midnight Runners · 1980
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
PCS 7213 A-1U 6 2 ARUNSide A runout, variant 1
PCS 7213 B-1U 3 1 ARUNSide B runout, variant 1
PCS 7213 A-1U 7 1 ARUNSide A runout, variant 2
PCS 7213 B-1U 8 2 ARUNSide B runout, variant 2
SW-1-17042-Z-1 CXSide A variant 1
SW-2-17042-Z-1 CXSide B variant 1
SW-1-17042-Z-4Side A variant 2
SW-2-17042-Z-4Side B variant 2
SW-1-17042-P-8 CX Jim . -<ISide A, etched
SW-2-17042-P-9 CX . -<ISide B, etched
SW-1-17042-Z-4 ∆ N-47Side A Runout, etched
SW-2-17042-Z-4 ∆ N-47Side B Runout, etched
M6 334027 2 RL. 7319 A 21Side A runout
M6 334028 2 RL. 7319 B 21Side B runout
C 070-07.319 ASide A label
C 070-07.319 BSide B label
PCS 7213 A-1U ARUN IRL CSide 1
PCS 7213 B-1U A RUN IRL CSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO-7579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO-7579First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Odeon 1C 064-07319First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Brazil | EMI 31C 064 07319First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | EMI America SW-17042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | EMI America SN-66127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Germany | Odeon 1C 064-07319 / Odeon 1C 064-07 319First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Odeon 1C 064-07319 / Odeon 1C 064-07 319First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Odeon 1C 064-07319 / Odeon 1C 064-07 319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Parlophone 14C 062-007319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | EMI 7213LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 064-07319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 064-07319First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | EMI EMS-81361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Late Night Feelings EMS-81361First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UK | EMI SVLP 154LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1999 | UK | EMI SVLP 154LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Parlophone PCSX 7213 / Late Night Feelings 2564629701LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | UK | Parlophone PCSX 7213 / Late Night Feelings 2564629701LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Parlophone PCSX 7213LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | UK | Parlophone PCSX 7213LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label PCS 7213LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| ? | Europe | Late Night Feelings 1A 038 1575101 / Late Night Feelings 038 1575101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Late Night Feelings 1A 038 1575101 / Late Night Feelings 1A 038-1575101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Ireland | Fame FA 3032LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-16288LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
45 vinyl pressings of Searching For The Young Soul Rebels are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1980 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, France, Ireland and more. One of them is Parlophone PCS 7213, released July 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7213, SW-17042, 2C 070-07319, PCSO-7579) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PCS 7213 A-1U 6 2 ARUN and PCS 7213 B-1U 3 1 ARUN. 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.
