Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1980
People 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.
11 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
PD-1-6258-AS-PRC-R-1-1-II STERLINGRunout side A, etched [STERLING stamped}
PD-1-6258-BS-PRC-R-1-1-I STERLINGRunout side B, etched [STERLING stamped}
PD-1-6258 ALabel side A
PD-1-6258 BLabel side B
A-1 PD-1-6258-AS-K STERLING ᐉSide A runout
A-2 PD-1-6258-BS-K STERLING ᐉSide B runout
PD-1-6258-AS-CP1Side A Etched
PD-1-6258-BS-CP2Side B Etched
STERLINGSide A Stamped
STERLINGSide B Stamped
PD-1-6258-AS-PRC-CI-I-ISide A Etched
PD-1-6258-BS-PRC-CI-I-ISide B Etched
STERLINGSide A Stamped
STERLINGSide B Stamped
POL 160 2391446 1 380 POLYGRAMRunout stamp A
POL 160 2391446 2 380 POLYGRAMRunout stamp B
2391 446 1Label A
2391 446 2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Polydor 2391 446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Polydor 2391 446First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | Italy | Polydor 2391 446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Polydor 2391 446First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2391 446First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Polydor 2391 446First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Polydor 2391 446First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of People are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6258.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6258, 2391 446) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-1-6258-AS-PRC-R-1-1-II STERLING and PD-1-6258-BS-PRC-R-1-1-I STERLING. 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.
