Vinyl pressings
by Government Issue · 1983
Make An Effort EP was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1983, the album's first year. 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.
306082X-A Qca TDRunout Groove Side A
306082X-B Qca TDRunout Groove Side B
306082XALabel Side A
306082XBLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Fountain Of Youth Records F.O.Y.no.4 / Fountain Of Youth Records NO.4First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1983 | US | Fountain Of Youth Records F.O.Y.no.4 / Fountain Of Youth Records NO.47", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1984 | US | Fountain Of Youth Records Fountain of Youth 47", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Fountain Of Youth Records F.O.Y.no.4 / THD Records7", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Fountain Of Youth Records F.O.Y.no.4 / THD Records7", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1996 | US | Corrupted Image7", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Tragic Life Records TL:11 / Tragic Life Records Tragic Life # 117", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1997 | US | Tragic Life Records TL117", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Belgium | Reflex Records Reflex 057", EP, Reissue | 7", EP, Reissue |
| 2002 | Belgium | Reflex Records Reflex 057", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | Belgium | Reflex Records Reflex 057", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR-1177", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR-1177", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 2008 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR-1177", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR-1177", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR-1177", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Make An Effort EP are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1983 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US. One of them is Fountain Of Youth Records F.O.Y.no.4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.O.Y.no.4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 306082X-A Qca TD and 306082X-B Qca TD. 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.
