Vinyl pressings
by Feargal Sharkey · 1984
Listen To Your Father was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 5 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.
DM 106902 A -1/84S I ISide A runout variant 1
DM 106902 B -1/84S I ISide B runout variant 1
DM 106902 A -1/84S I ISide A runout variant 2
DM 106902 B -1/84S I I IISide B runout variant 2
JAZZ 1 A-1U-1-1-3Side A stamped runout, variant 1
JAZZ 1 B-1U-1-1-CSide B stamped runout, variant 1
TOWNHOUSESide A etched runout
JAZZ 1 A-2U-1-1-2Side A stamped runout, variant 2
JAZZY+1+A CPC-SRTA-Side runout
JAZZY+1+B CPC-SRTB-Side runout
MX215013Side A
MX215014Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Virgin JAZZ 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | Virgin JAZZ 1First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Virgin 106 902 / Virgin 106 902-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Virgin 601 536 / Zarjazz 601 536First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Ireland | Zarjazz JAZZ 1First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Ireland | Virgin JAZZ 1First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Zarjazz JAZZ 1-12First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Zarjazz JAZZY 1 / Virgin JAZZY 1First year7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Zarjazz JAZZ 1-12 / Zarjazz JAZZ 112First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | UK | Zarjazz JAZZ 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Listen To Your Father are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Virgin 106 902.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 106 902, JAZZ 1, JAZZ 1-12, JAZZY 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM 106902 A -1/84S I I and DM 106902 B -1/84S I 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.
