Vinyl pressings
by Gary Numan · 1980
We Are Glass was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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.
STRAWBERRY BEG 35 A1 DSide A runout
STRAWBERRY BEG 35 B1 DSide B runout
BEG 35 A*Side A label
BEG 35 B*Side B label
STRAWBERRY BEG 35 A1 2A D AYA-side runout, variant 1
STRAWBERRY BEG 35 B1 2 D BFB-side runout, variant 1
STRAWBERRY BEG 35 A1 2A D AKA-side runout, variant 2
STRAWBERRY BEG 35 B1 2 D ABB-side runout, variant 2
BEG 35 A1 STRAWBERRYSide A runout
BEG 35 B1 STRAWBERRYSide B runout
BEG 35 ASide A label
BEG 35 BSide B label
BEG 35 A1 1A W-20KD STRAWBERRYSide A runout
BEG 35 B1 W-9KD STRAWBERRYSide B runout
BEG 35 A1 W-14KD STRAWBERRYSide A runout
BEG 35 B1 W-1KD STRAWBERRYSide B runout
BEG 35 A1 / STRAWBERRYA Side runout
BEG 35 B1 / STRAWBERRYB Side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | WEA 100136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | WEA 100136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Beggars Banquet 18 261 / Beggars Banquet 18261First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | Beggars Banquet INT 111.603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | WEA K 18261 / Beggars Banquet K 18261First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | WEA K 18261 / Beggars Banquet K 18261First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Atlantic BEG 35First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 356First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Spain | WEA 45-1997 / Hispavox 45-1997 (SN)First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Spain | WEA 45-1997 / Hispavox 45-1997First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 35 / Beggars Banquet K 18261First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 35 / Beggars Banquet K 18261First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | WEA 100136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 35 / Beggars Banquet K 18261First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 35 / Beggars Banquet K 18261First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of We Are Glass are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Australia, Netherlands, Japan and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEG 35, released May 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEG 35, 100136, 144.763, P-587A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STRAWBERRY BEG 35 A1 D and STRAWBERRY BEG 35 B1 D. 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.
