Vinyl pressings
by Ian Hunter · 1980
Welcome To The Club - Live 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.
18 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 15 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.
CJT 6 A//1 ∇ E P 1 1 2 [CJT-6-A1 Tone]Side A runout, variant 1 stamped [etched]
CJT 6 B//2 ∇ E P 1 1 12Side B runout, variant 1 stamped
CJT 6 C//1 ∇ E P 1 1 1 [Tone]Side C runout, variant 1 stamped [etched]
CJT 6 D//1 ∇ E P 1 1 6Side D runout, variant 1 stamped
CH-2-1269-BS-2 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
CH-2-1269-AS-2 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
CH-201269-CS-2 STERLINGSide C runout, variant 1
CH-2-1269-DS-RE1 1A STERLINGSide D runout, variant 1
ULS 678-1 18 8 80 SBRunout A
ULS 678-2 18 8 80 SBRunout B
ULS 679-3 21 8 80 SBRunout C
ULS 679-4 18 8 80 SBRunout D
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 | Argentina | Chrysalis CRL-60001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Chrysalis L 70153/4 / Chrysalis CH 21260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Chrysalis CH2 501269LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Canada | Chrysalis CH2 1269 / Chrysalis CH2-1269First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS2 41269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Colombia | Chrysalis 05(8871)01771/01772First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Chrysalis 6640 025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Chrysalis 6640 025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 6685 048 / Chrysalis 9198 778 / 9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 301 080-406 / Chrysalis 301 078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 301 080-406 / Chrysalis 301 078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Greece | Chrysalis 6640025 / Chrysalis 6640 025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Chrysalis 6640 025LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Italy | Chrysalis 6685 048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-67151・67152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 301 080-406LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 301 080-406 / Chrysalis 301 078LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of Welcome To The Club - Live are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1980 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Yugoslavia, Argentina and more. One of them is Chrysalis CJT 6, released April 4, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CJT 6, CH2 1269, LL 0622, CRL-60001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CJT 6 A//1 ∇ E P 1 1 2 [CJT-6-A1 Tone] and CJT 6 B//2 ∇ E P 1 1 12. 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.
