Vinyl pressings
by Freeez · 1981
Southern Freeez was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
BEG 51 A 1 W-79KD BILBO - TA1PERunout, side A, variant 1
BEG 51 B 1 W-5 8 BILBO - TA1PERunout, side B, variant 1
BEG 51 A1 W-5 KD BILBO TA1PERunout, side A, variant 2
BEG 51 B1 W-2 BILBO TA1PERunout, side B, variant 2
W-5 KD BEG 51T A1 BILBO . TA1PERunout side A, etched, variant 1
A BILBO BOPPA! TA1PE BEG 51T B1 W IRunout side B, etched, variant 1
w-3 BEG51TA1 BILBO TA1PERunout side A, etched, variant 2
w-2 A BILBO BOPPA! TA1PE BEG 51T B1 W IRunout side B, etched, variant 2
G BILBO-TA1PE BEG 51 A1 2 DAMONTRunout side A
L BILBO-TA1PE BEG 51 B1 2 DAMONTRunout side B
BEG 51 ALabel side A
BEG 51 BLabel side B
W-2 KD BEG 51T A1 BILBO . TA1PERunout side A, etched
W-4KD A BILBO BOPPA! TA1PE BEG 51T B1Runout side B, etched
BEG 51T ALabel side A
BEG 51T BLabel side B
W-50 KD BILBO . TA1PE BEG 51 A1Runout side A, etched
BILBO . TA1PE BEG 51 B1Runout side B, etched
BEG 51 ASide A, label
BEG 51 BSide B, label
BEG 51 A1 W-2 BILBO . TA1PERunout A-side etched
BEG 51 B1 W-1 BILBO . TA1PERunout B-side etched
BEG 51 ALabel side-A
BEG 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | WEA 100166First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | Beggars Banquet BEG 51First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Beggars Banquet 151.041First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Beggars Banquet 144.822First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Beggars Banquet 151.041First year12", Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Beggars Banquet 144.822First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Beggars Banquet 144.822First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | WEA BEG 51First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 51First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 51TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 51First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 51TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 51First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 51First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Total Control Records 12 TOCO 14 / EMI 12 TOCO 1412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 51T12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Southern Freeez are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1981 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Australia, Ireland, Netherlands and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEG 51.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEG 51, BEG 51T, 100166, 151.041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BEG 51 A 1 W-79KD BILBO - TA1PE and BEG 51 B 1 W-5 8 BILBO - TA1PE. 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.
