Vinyl pressings
by G.B.H. · 1982
City Baby Attacked By Rats 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.
10 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.
CLAY LP-4-A-1 ROYAL BABY ATTACKED BY CORGI'S L15064 2ASide A
CLAY LP-4-B-1 A BILBO BELLEND BOPPA!Side B
CLAY LP-4-A-1 ROYAL BABY ATTACKED BY CORGI'S! LYN [crossed out 11950] 15064 DAMONTSide A Variant 1
CLAY LP-4-A-1 ROYAL BABY ATTACKED BY CORGI'S DAMONT LYN 11960Side A, hand-etched
CLAY LP-4-B-1 DAMONT A BILBO BELLEND BOPPA!Side B, hand-etched
CLAY LP-4-A-1 ROYAL BABY ATTACKED BY CORGI'S DAMONT LYN 11960 —Runout A, variant 1
CLAY LP-4-B-1 Q LYN 11961 DAMONT A BILBO BELLEND BOPPA! —Runout B, variant 1
CLAY LP-4-A-1 ROYAL BABY ATTACKED BY CORGI'S . DAMONT LYN 11960 NRunout A, variant 2
CLAY LP-4-B-1. DAMONT LYN 11961 A BILBO BELLEND BOPPA! NRunout B, variant 2
CLAY LP-4-A-1 ROYAL BABY ATTACKED BY CORGI'S DAMONTSide A runout, etched
CLAY LP-4-B-1 DAMONT A BILBO BELLEND BOPPA! △Side B runout, etched
CLAY LP-4-A-1 ROYAL BABY ATTACKED BY CORGI'S DAMONT LYN 11960 AG —Side A runout
CLAY LP-4-B-1 Q LYN 11961 DAMONT A BILBO BELLEND BOPPA! — AISide B runout
RR9949-A//50381-1-YRunout side A
RR9949-B//50382-1-YRunout 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 | Benelux | Roadrunner Records RR 9949 / Clay Records RR 9949First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Benelux | Roadrunner Records RR 9949 / Clay Records RR 9949First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Benelux | Roadrunner Records RR 9949 / Clay Records RR 9949First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Telefunken 6.25351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Telefunken 6.25351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Clay Records CLAY LP 4 / Clay Records CLAY LP4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Clay Records CLAY LP 4 / Clay Records CLAY LP4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Clay Records CLAY LP4 / Clay Records CLAY LP 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Clay Records CLAY LP4 / Clay Records CLAY LP 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Clay Records CLAY LP4 / Clay Records CLAY LP 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Vap 35105-25LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Vap 35105-25LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | Clay Records CLAY LP 4 / Clay Records CLAY LP4LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1986 | US | Combat 88561-8217-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Clay Records CLAY LP 4 / Clay Records CLAY LP4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Italy | Earmark 40009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2003 | Italy | Earmark 640009LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | Italy | Earmark 40009 PLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2008 | UK | Captain Oi! AHOY PD185LP, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Cleopatra CLP 1855LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK & Europe | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV461LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS135LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2021 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS135LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 173LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | UK & US | BMG BMGCAT656LPLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS135CVGLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS135CVGLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 173LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 173LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS135CVGLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Benelux | Roadrunner Records RR 9949 / Clay Records RR 9949LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
31 vinyl pressings of City Baby Attacked By Rats are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1982 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Benelux, Germany. One of them is Clay Records CLAY LP 4, released August 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLAY LP 4, CLAY LP4, RR 9949, 6.25351) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CLAY LP-4-A-1 ROYAL BABY ATTACKED BY CORGI'S L15064 2A and CLAY LP-4-B-1 A BILBO BELLEND BOPPA!. 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.
