Vinyl pressings
by Discharge · 1980
Fight Back 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.
7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year. 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.
CLAY+3+A OR BILBO. TA1PE S1Runout, side A (variant 1)
CLAY+3+B OR COPA LOAD OF THIS BILBO. TA1PE S3Runout, side B (variant 1)
CLAY+3+A OR BILBO. TA1PE S9Runout, side A (variant 2)
CLAY+3+B OR COPA LOAD OF THIS BILBO. TA1PE S9Runout, side B (variant 2)
CLAY+3+A OR BILBO.TA1PERunout side A, etched
CLAY+3+B OR COPA LOAD OF THIS BILBO.TA1PERunout side B, etched
CLAY 3ALabel side A
CLAY 3BLabel side B
CLAY+3+A OR BILBO. TA1PERunout, side A
CLAY+3+B OR COPA LOAD OF THIS BILBO. TA1PERunout, side B
CLAY 3APrinted label A
CLAY 3BPrinted label B
CLAY+3+A OR BILBO. TA1PE S6Runout, side A
CLAY+3+B OR COPA LOAD OF THIS BILBO. TA1PE S3Runout, side B
CLAY 3APrinted label A
CLAY 3BPrinted label B
CLAY+3+A OR BILBO.TA1PERunout side A, etched
CLAY+3+B OR COPA LOAD OF THIS BILBO.TA1PERunout side B, etched
CLAY+3+A OR BILBO.TA1PESide A runout
CLAY+3+B OR COPA LOAD OF THIS BILBO.TA1PESide B runout
CLAY 3ASide A label
CLAY 3BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Clay Records CLAY 3 / Clay Records clay 3First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1980 | UK | Clay Records CLAY 3 / Clay Records Clay 3First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1980 | UK | Clay Records CLAY 3 / Clay Records clay 3First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1980 | UK | Clay Records CLAY 3 / Clay Records clay 3First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Clay Records CLAY 3First year7", 45 RPM, EP, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, EP, White Label |
| 1980 | UK | Clay Records CLAY 3 / Clay Records Clay 3First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1980 | UK | Clay Records CLAY 3 / Clay Records clay 3First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Misprint |
| 1981 | UK | Clay Records CLAY 3 / Clay Records clay 37", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1981 | UK | Clay Records CLAY 3 / Clay Records clay 37", EP, 45 RPM, Repress | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1981 | UK | Clay Records CLAY 3 / Clay Records clay 37", 45 RPM, EP, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Misprint |
| 1981 | UK | Clay Records CLAY 3 / Clay Records clay 37", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Havoc Records HC70537", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Havoc Records HC70537", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Fight Back are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1980 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK. One of them is Clay Records CLAY 3.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLAY 3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CLAY+3+A OR BILBO. TA1PE S1 and CLAY+3+B OR COPA LOAD OF THIS BILBO. TA1PE S3. 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.
