Vinyl pressings
by Godley & Creme · 1979
Freeze Frame was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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.
PD-1-6257-AS-PRC-C-1-1-1 MASTERDISK HWSide A Etched, Variant 1
PD-1-6257-BS-PRC-C-1-1-1 MASTERDISK HWSide A Etched, Variant 1
PD-1-6257-A-REV-1-PRC-C1 MASTERDISK HWSide A Etched, Variant 2
PD-1-6257-BS-PRC-C-1-1-1 MASTERDISK HWSide B Etched, Variant 2
PD-1-6257-A-REV-1-K MASTERDISK HW B-1 ᐉRunout, side A, variant 1
PD-1-6257-BS-K MASTERDISK HW A-1 ᐉRunout, side B, variant 1
PD-1-6257-A-REV-1-K MASTERDISK HW B-2 ◀Runout, side A, variant 2
PD-1-6257-BS-K MASTERDISK HW A-1 ◀Runout, side B, variant 2
PD-1-6257-A-REV-1-PRC-R MASTERDISK HWSide A runout, variant 1
PD-1-6257-BS-PRC-R MASTERDISC HWSide B runout, variant 1
PD-1-6257-A-REV-1-PRC-R–I–I MASTERDISK HWSide A runout, variant 2
PD-1-6257-BS-PRC-R–I–II MASTERDISC HWSide B runout, variant 2
PD-1-6257-A-REV-1-K MASTERDISK HW B-2 ᐉSide A runout
PD-1-6257-BS-K MASTERDISK HW A-2 ᐉSide B runout
PD-1-6257-AS-PRC-C-1-1-1 MASTERDISK HWSide A
PD-1-6257-BS-PRC-C-1-1-1 MASTERDISK HWSide B
POLD5027 A//2▽E STR 12 9 STRAWBERRYRunout side A
POLD5027 B//2▽E STR 11 15 STRAWBERRYRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Polydor 2442 166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Polydor 2383 555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Polydor 2383 555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Polydor 2442 166First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Polydor 2442 166First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2383 555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Polydor 23 83 555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Polydor POLD 5027 / Polydor 2442 166First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6257 / Polydor 2442 166First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6257First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6257 / Polydor 2442 166First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6257 / Polydor 2442 166First yearLP, Album, Mispress, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Mispress, Misprint, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Polydor MPF 1275LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Polydor MPF 1275LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Polydor SPELP 30 / Polydor 2442 166LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Polydor SPELP 30 / Polydor 2442 166LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Freeze Frame are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6257.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6257, POLD 5027, 2442 166, 2383 555) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-1-6257-AS-PRC-C-1-1-1 MASTERDISK HW and PD-1-6257-BS-PRC-C-1-1-1 MASTERDISK HW. 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.
