Vinyl pressings
by Eddy Grant · 1988
Harmless Piece Of Fun was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
12R6180 E̶D̶T̶ ̶1̶ A-1C-1-1 D DSide A runout
12R6 180 E̶D̶T̶ ̶1̶ B-1C-1-2- DSide B runout
12R 6180ASide A label
12R 6180BSide B label
2025207-A1Runout side A
2025207-B1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Parlophone ED 348First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1988 | Australia | Blue Wave Records A 2083 / Parlophone A 2083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | Parlophone 006 20 2520 7 / Blue Wave Records 006 20 2520 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Parlophone K 060 20 2521 6 / Parlophone 1C K 060 20 2521 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Germany | Parlophone 2025207First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Greece | Blue Wave Records 052-2025216 / Parlophone 052-2025216First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Portugal | Parlophone 20 2520 7 / Blue Wave Records 20 2520 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Spain | Hispavox 2025216First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | UK | Blue Wave Records 12R 6180 / Parlophone 12R 6180First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Blue Wave Records 12R 6180First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | Blue Wave Records R 6180 / Parlophone R 6180First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | ICE ICE PROMO-00112", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Harmless Piece Of Fun are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, Australia, Europe, Greece and more. One of them is Blue Wave Records 12R 6180.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12R 6180, R 6180, ED 348, A 2083) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12R6180 E̶D̶T̶ ̶1̶ A-1C-1-1 D D and 12R6 180 E̶D̶T̶ ̶1̶ B-1C-1-2- D. 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.
