Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Money · 1982
No Control 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.
18 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PAL-37960-1-AD A9 MF G ISide 1 Etched
PBL-37960-1-G MF B 6 G ISide 2 Etched
CriteriaSides 1 & 2 Stamped
PAL-37960-1-AE MF GISide 1 runout variant, etched
o T1 PAL-37960-1-AC Criteriɑ MFRunout A, variant 1
T1 o PBL-37960-2-D Criteriɑ MFRunout B variant 1
1T PAL-37960-1-AC Criteria MF ʌ3 oRunout A variant 2
1T PBL-37960-1-F Criteria MF ʌ3 oRunout B variant 2
PAL-37960-1-AJ MFSide A Etched
PBL-37960-1-B MFSide B Etched
D Criteria PSide A Stamped
Criteria PSide B Stamped
ᇰ PAL-37960-1-BC Criteria logo, MFRunout, Side 1
ᇰPBL-37960-1-C Criteria logo, MFRunout, Side 2
AL 37960Label, Side 1
BL 37960Label, Side 2
0 PAL-37960-1-AJ ⋐riteriɑ MFA Side Etch exc ⋐riteriɑ stamped
0 PBL-37960-2-C ⋐riteriɑ MFB Side Etch exc ⋐riteriɑ stamped
AL 37960A Side Label
BL 37960B Side Label
(FlAP) AL 37960-GIA G1 B1A side etch (except for "D") Variant 1
LJXMDY BL 37960 GIB G1B side etch (except for "D") Variant 1
AL 37960A Side Label
BL 37960B Side 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 | CBS SBP 237756First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138556First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 85603 / CBS 85603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2368First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2368First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2779First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Korea | CBS/Sony KJPL 0320 / Jigu Records Corporation KJPL 0320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS 85603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | CBS CBS 85969First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 37960 / Wolfgang Records FC 37960First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 37960 / Columbia 37960First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 37960 / Columbia 37960First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 37960 / Wolfgang Records FC 37960First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 37960 / Wolfgang Records FC 37960First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 37960 / Wolfgang Records FC 37960First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia FC 37960 / Wolfgang Records FC 37960LP | LP |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 37960 / Columbia 37960LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of No Control are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia FC 37960, released June 11, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 37960, CBS 85969, SBP 237756, 138556) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-37960-1-AD A9 MF G I and PBL-37960-1-G MF B 6 G I. 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.
