Vinyl pressings
by Doe Maar · 1983
4US 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.
9 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
33/ST/24000-A1 FOONRunout side A
33/ST/24000-B1Runout side B
33/ST/24000/ALabel side A
33/ST/24000/BLabel side B
33 24000 1Y4 ♢TTC♢ DOE MAARRunout side A
33 24000 2Y4 ♢TTC♢ DOE MAARRunout side B
33/ST/24000/ALabel side A
33/ST/24000/BLabel side B
33/ST/24000-A1 FOONRunout side A
33/ST/24000-B1Runout side B
33/ST/24000-A1 FOONRunout side A
33/ST/24000-B1Runout side B
33/ST/24000/ALabel side A
33/ST/24000/BLabel side B
33/ST/24000-A1 FOONRunout side A
33/ST/24000-B1Runout side B
33/ST/24000/ALabel side A
33/ST/24000/BLabel side B
33/ST/24000-A1 FOONRunout side A
33/ST/24000-B1Runout side B
33/ST/24000/ALabel side A
33/ST/24000/BLabel side B
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 | Netherlands | Sky 24000 SL / Sky SKY 24000 SLFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Sky 29901 PD / Sky 29901First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Sky 24000 SL / Sky SKY 24000 SLFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Sky 24000 SL / Sky SKY 24000 SLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Sky 24000 SL / Sky SKY 24000 SLFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Sky 24000 SL / Sky SKY 24000 SLFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Sky 24000 SL / Sky SKY 24000 SLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Sky 24000 SL / Sky SKY 24000 SLFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Sky 24000 SL / Sky SKY 24000 SLFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Netherlands | Foreign Media Music 93829 / Telstar 93829LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2298 / Universal Music 978 945-6LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2298 / Universal Music 978 945-6LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2298 / Universal Music 978 945-6LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2298 / Universal Music MOVLP2298LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of 4US are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1983 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Netherlands. One of them is Sky 24000 SL, released March 16, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 24000 SL, 29901 PD) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33/ST/24000-A1 FOON and 33/ST/24000-B1. 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.
