Vinyl pressings
by Gary Numan · 1985
Your Fascination was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 7 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.
THT NU-9-A1 DAMONT MTEtched Side A Variant 1
NU-9-B1 H MT.Etched Side B Variant 1
NU-9-A1. 1 MT DAMONT THTEtched Side A Variant 2
NU-9-B1 1 MT DAMONT C1Etched Side B Variant 2
NU-9-A1 DAMONT MT 2A side runout, variant 1
NU-9-B1 DAMONT MT 2B side runout, variant 1
NU-9-A1. 2 MT. DAMONT THTA side runout, variant 2
NU-9-B1 2 MT. DAMONTB side runout, variant 2
NUM-9-A-1 DAMONTSide A runout, variant 1
NUM-9-B-1 DAMONTSide B runout, variant 1
NUM-9-A-1 DAMONT GSide A runout, variant 2
NUM-9-B-1 DAMONT 1Side B runout, variant 2
NUM-9-A-1 DAMONTSide A, etched
NUM-9-B-1 DAMONTSide B, etched
NUM-9-A-1 DAMONT USide A Etchings
NUM-9-B-1 1 DAMONT BSide B Etchings
NU 9 A FXEtched Side A
NU 9 B FXEtched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Finland | Numa NU 9First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | France | Off The Track Records 135030First year7" | 7" |
| 1985 | France | Off The Track Records 137036First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Germany | TELDEC 6.20481 AEFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Germany | TELDEC 6.14450 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Ireland | Numa NU 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Italy | Zig Zag Records ZB 7524 / Numa ZB 7524First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Italy | Zig Zag Records ZB 7524 / Numa ZB 7524First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Italy | Zig Zag Records ZIG 20008 / Numa ZIG 20008First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Scandinavia | Numa NUM 9 / Polarvox Oy NUM 9First year12" | 12" |
| 1985 | UK | Numa NUMP 9First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc |
| 1985 | UK | Numa NU 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Numa NUP 9First year7", Picture Disc, Single, 45 RPM · Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc, Single, 45 RPM · Picture disc |
| 1985 | UK | Numa NUM 9First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | UK | Numa NUM 9First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Your Fascination are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, Finland, France, Germany and more. One of them is Numa NU 9, released July 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NU 9, NUP 9, NUM 9, NUMP 9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, THT NU-9-A1 DAMONT MT and NU-9-B1 H MT.. 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.
