Vinyl pressings
by Haircut One Hundred · 1981
Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
CLIP 121 A // 2 ▽ E TH 1 1 5 TOWN HOUSEVariant 1, Side A stamped
CLIP 121 B // 1 ▽ E TH 1 1 TOWN HOUSE 6Variant 1, Side B stamped
CLIP 121 A // 2 ▽ E TH 1 1 3 TOWN HOUSEVariant 2, Side A stamped
CLIP 121 B // 1 ▽ E TH 1 1 TOWN HOUSE 11 2Variant 2, Side B stamped
CLIP 121 A // 2▽E TH 1 1 8 TOWN HOUSESide A stamped
CLIP 121 B // 1▽E TH 1 1 TOWN HOUSE 6Side B stamped
TOWN HOUSE CLIP 1 A-1Runout, Side A, stamped, Variant 1
REGIMENTAL 020Runout, Side A, etched, Variant 1
Made in Germany TOWN HOUSE 1 B-1Runout, Side B, stamped, Variant 1
020 IIRunout, Side B, etched, Variant 1
CLIP 1 A // 2 ▽ E TH 1 2 TOWN HOUSE REGIMENTALRunout, A-side, stamped and etched
CLIP 1 B // 2 ▽ E TH 1 1 2 1 TOWN HOUSERunout, B-side, stamped
CLIP1 ALabel side A
CLIP1 BLabel side B
CLIP.1 A2 JA TAPE ONE 0 AHand etched runout, side A
CLIP.1-B2 JA TAPE ONE 7 AAHand etched runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Arista 103 758First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | Germany | Arista 103 758 / Arista 103 758 - 100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Ireland | Arista CLIP 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Arista 103.758First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Arista 600 480First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Arista CLIP 121First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Arista ATA 734First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Arista CLIP 121First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Arista ARI 8120First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Arista ARI 8120First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Arista ARI 8120First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | UK | Arista CLIP 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Arista CLIP 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Arista CLIP 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Arista CLIP 121First year12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Advance | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Advance |
32 vinyl pressings of Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, France, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is Arista CLIP 121, released October 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLIP 121, CLIP 1, 103 758, 103.758) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CLIP 121 A // 2 ▽ E TH 1 1 5 TOWN HOUSE and CLIP 121 B // 1 ▽ E TH 1 1 TOWN HOUSE 6. 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.
