Skip to content
VinylLens
4000 Weeks' Holiday by Ian Dury And The Music Students, album cover

Vinyl pressings

4000 Weeks' Holiday

by Ian Dury And The Music Students · 1983

16 pressings11 countriesLeftfieldPop RockElectronicRock

4000 Weeks' Holiday 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.

How to spot a first pressing of 4000 Weeks' Holiday

3 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 3 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.

Germany

1983
Label and catalog number
Polydor 815 328-1
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

815 328-1 S1 320Side A

815 328-1 S2 320Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983GermanyPolydor 815 328-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983IsraelPolydor 815 328-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1983PortugalPolydor 815 327-1First yearLPLP
1984FrancePolydor 815 327-1LP, AlbumLP, Album
1984GermanyPolydor 815 327-1 YLP, AlbumLP, Album
1984GreecePolydor 815 327-1LPLP
1984GreecePolydor 815 327-1LP, White LabelLP, White Label
1984JapanPolydor 28MM 0332LP, AlbumLP, Album
1984JapanPolydor 28MM 0332LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1984New ZealandPolydor 815 327-1LP, AlbumLP, Album
1984SpainPolydor 815 327-1LP, AlbumLP, Album
1984UKPolydor POLD 5112LP, AlbumLP, Album
1984AustralasiaPolydor 815 327-1LP, AlbumLP, Album
1984UKPolydor 815 327-1LPLP
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990EuropeGreat Expectations PIPLP 004LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2014EuropeDemon Records DEMREC59LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1(You're My) Inspiration
  2. A2Friends
  3. A3Tell Your Daddy
  4. A4Peter The Painter
  5. A5Ban The Bomb
  6. B1Percy The Poet
  7. B2Very Personal
  8. B3Take Me To The Cleaners
  9. B4The Man With No Face
  10. B5Really Glad You Came

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of 4000 Weeks' Holiday are there?

16 vinyl pressings of 4000 Weeks' Holiday are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 2014.

When was 4000 Weeks' Holiday first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Germany, Israel, Portugal. One of them is Polydor 815 328-1.

How do I tell if my copy of 4000 Weeks' Holiday is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 815 328-1, 815 327-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 815 328-1 S1 320 and 815 328-1 S2 320. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is 4000 Weeks' Holiday on vinyl worth?

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.

VinylLens app

What is your copy of 4000 Weeks' Holiday worth?

Point your phone at the label. VinylLens finds the exact pressing in seconds and shows its value for every condition, from Mint to Poor, so you know what your record is really worth.

Scan your records free