Vinyl pressings
by Girlschool · 1980
Demolition 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.
14 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.
BRON 525 A-1U 8 1 JONZSide A runout
BRON 525 B-1U 9 1 SOUND CLINICSide B runout
BRON 525-ASide A label
BRON 525-BSide B label
BRON 525 A-1U 10 JONZ 1A side runout, variant 1
BRON 525 B-1U 13 SOUND CLINIC 1B side runout, variant 1
BRON 525 A-1U 14 JONZ 1A side runout, variant 2
BRON 525 B-1U 14 SOUND CLINIC 1B side runout, variant 2
BRON 525 A//2∇ESC 1 1 5
1 BRON 525 ✴B//2∇ESC 11 1
MPO BRO 2038 ARunout side A
MPO BRO 2038 BRunout side B
BRO 2038 ALabel side A
BRO 2038 BLabel side B
SMX 56790 P2A
SMX 56789 P2A
202426A C.A.M.Side A
202426B C.A.M.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Bronze L 37423 / Bronze BRON 525First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Bronze 202 426First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Bronze 893.038 / Bronze 893 038LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | Germany | Bronze 202 426 / Bronze 202 426-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Bronze 202 426 / Bronze 202 426-270First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Bronze 14C 062-64055 / Bronze BRON 525First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Bronze BROL 34526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Victor VIP-6738First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Bronze VIP-6738First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Bronze 202 426 / Bronze 202 426-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Bronze L 37423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Bronze BRONX 525 / Bronze BRON 525First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Bronze BRON 525First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Bronze BRON 525First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Bronze BRO 2038LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Earmark 41022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK | Back On Black RCV187LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-880LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-880LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-880LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-880LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bronze 202 426 / Bronze 202 426-320LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Bronze 202 426 / Bronze 202 426-320LP, Album | LP, Album |
27 vinyl pressings of Demolition are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1980 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, France, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Bronze BRONX 525.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRONX 525, BRON 525, BRO 2038, L 37423) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BRON 525 A-1U 8 1 JONZ and BRON 525 B-1U 9 1 SOUND CLINIC. 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.
