Netherlands
1976- Label and catalog number
- Power Exchange Records & Tapes 5C 006-97771
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
5C 006-97771-A//28447-1-YRunout side A
Vinyl pressings
by J. J. Barrie · 1976
No Charge was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
5C 006-97771-A//28447-1-YRunout side A
PX 209 A//1E R 12 1
PX 209 B//1E R 11 2 2
PX 209 A A1AA3 ERunout A-side etched
PX 209 B SIDE TWO A1AA3 ERunout B-side etched
PX 209 ALabel side-A
PX 209 BLabel side-B
PX 209 A//1E R 14 1Variant 2 - Runout A-side
PX 209 B//1E R 11 1Variant 2 - Runout B-side
PX 209 A//1E R 11 1 4A Side Run Off
PX 209 B//1E R 12 5B Side Run Off
PX209ARunout side A etched
PX209B3Runout side B etched
PX 209 A//1E R 14 1Variant 2 - runout A-side
PX 209 B//1E R 11 1Variant 2 - runout B-side
PX 209 A//1E R 11 1 4A side run off
PX 209 B//1E R 12 5B side run off
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | EMI International EMI 11140First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Power Exchange Records & Tapes PX-209First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor PX-209First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | Power Exchange Records & Tapes 006 MFP 97 771 / Music For Pleasure 006 MFP 97 771First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Power Exchange Records & Tapes 5C 006-97771First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Power Exchange Records & Tapes EMI 1082First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | South Africa | Aztec ACS 14First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Power Exchange Records & Tapes PX 209First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Power Exchange Records & Tapes PX 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Power Exchange Records & Tapes PX 209First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Power Exchange Records & Tapes PX 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Power Exchange Records & Tapes PX 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Power Exchange Records & Tapes PX 209First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Power Exchange Records & Tapes PX 209First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Power Exchange Records & Tapes PX 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Chopper Records CHOP 1047", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Magic Records MAGIC 1007", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
23 vinyl pressings of No Charge are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Power Exchange Records & Tapes 5C 006-97771.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-97771, PX 209, BDA 525, BDA-525-N) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C 006-97771-A//28447-1-Y. 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.