Vinyl pressings
by Gary Numan · 1981
Love Needs No Disguise 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.
8 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 4 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.
W-33 BEG 68 A2A-Side - Etched Variant 1
W-30 BEG 68 B2B-Side - Etched Variant 1
W2 BEG 68 A2A-Side - Etched Variant 2
W14C BEG 68 B2B-Side - Etched Variant 2
BEG + 68+ T A₂ STRAWBERRY.Side A runout, etched, [stamped STRAWBERRY.]
BEG + 68+ T B₂ STRAWBERRY.Side B runout, etched, [stamped STRAWBERRY.]
BEG 68 (T) ASide A label
BEG 68 (T) BSide B label
BEG 68 A-2. [Unknown etching]Side A runout
BEG 68 B-2 BSide B runout
BEG 68 ASide A label
BEG 68 BSide B label
BEG 68 A1 WEA T / P -2Side A
BEG 68 B-1 (the 1 has been written over with 2) WEA T / P 2Side B
BEG + 68+ T A₂ STRAWBERRY.Side A runout, etched, [stamped STRAWBERRY.]
BEG + 68+ T B₂ STRAWBERRY.Side B runout, etched, [stamped STRAWBERRY.]
BEG 68 (T) ASide A label
BEG 68 (T) BSide B label
STRAWBERRY (G) R / S 18906 A xA-side runout area
R / S Alsdorf 18906 B3 STRAWBERRY (G)B-side runout area
BEG 18906-AA-side center label
BEG 18906-BB-side center label
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 | Benelux | WEA WEA 18.906 / WEA WEA 18906First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1981 | Ireland | Beggars Banquet BEG 68First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 68First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1981 | Germany | Beggars Banquet BEG 18 906First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Beggars Banquet BEG 18 9067", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1981 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 68First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 68T / Beggars Banquet BEG 68 (T)First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 68T / Beggars Banquet BEG 68 (T)First year12", 45 RPM, Misprint, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 68First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Atlantic P-1606 / Beggars Banquet P-16067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | Atlantic P-1606 / Beggars Banquet P-16067", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Love Needs No Disguise are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Germany, Benelux, Ireland. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEG 68, released December 5, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEG 68, BEG 68T, BEG 18 906, WEA 18.906) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-33 BEG 68 A2 and W-30 BEG 68 B2. 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.
