UK
1982- Label and catalog number
- Neat Records NEAT 1003
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Blue labels
- Runout / matrix
NEAT 1003 A1 GG ƱTOPIASide A runout
NEAT 1003 B1 GG ƱTOPIASide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Fist · 1982
Back With A Vengeance 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.
9 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 3 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.
NEAT 1003 A1 GG ƱTOPIASide A runout
NEAT 1003 B1 GG ƱTOPIASide B runout
NEAT 1003 A GGside A
JRH LP 300side A
NEAT 1003 B GGside B
UTOPIAon both sides A and B
NEAT 1003 A GGside A
NEAT 1003 B GGside B
UTOPIAon both sides A and B
NEAT 1003 A₁ GG ƱTOPIA.Runout, side A, etched
NEAT 1003 B₁ ƱTOPIA. G GRunout, side B, etched
NEAT 1003ALabel, side A
NEAT 1003BLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | Neat Records NEAT 1003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Neat Records E-30.1746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Neat Records E-30.1746First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1982 | UK | Neat Records NEAT 1003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Neat Records NEAT 1003First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | UK | Neat Records NEAT 1003First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | UK | Neat Records NEAT 1003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Neat Records NEAT 1003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Neat Records NEAT 1003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Neat Records NEAT 1003LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Unknown | Back On Black BOBV487LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Back With A Vengeance are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1982 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Italy, Spain. One of them is Neat Records NEAT 1003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NEAT 1003, E-30.1746) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NEAT 1003 A1 GG ƱTOPIA and NEAT 1003 B1 GG ƱTOPIA. 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.