Vinyl pressings
by Joy Division · 1979
Transmission was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1979, the album's first year. 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.
FAC-13 A1 Sound Clinic Graeme S-4 .EG.Variation 1 - Side A
FAC-13 B1 EG S-6Variation 1 - Side B
FAC 13 A1 E.G. Sound Clinic Graeme S-3Variation 2 - Side A
FAC 13 B1 EG S-2Variation 2 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UK | Factory FAC 13 / Factory Fac 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Factory FAC 13 / Factory Fac 137", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| 1981 | Canada | Factory FAC 13.12 / Factory FAC 1312", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Factory FAC13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", Single, 45 RPM, Misprint | 12", Single, 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1981 | Italy | Factory FAC13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Factory Fac 13 / Factory FAC 137", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Factory FAC 13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Factory FAC 13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Factory FAC 13 / Factory Fac 137", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1981 | UK | Factory FAC 13 / Factory FAC 13-1212", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1981 | UK | Factory FAC 13 / Factory Fac 137", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1981 | Ireland | Factory FAC 13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Factory FAC 13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Factory 101 576 / Factory 1015767", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Australia | GAP Records SFA 490 / Factory SFA 4907", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Factory 600 209 / Factory 60020912", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Australia | Festival Records X 14829 / Factory FAC 13/1212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1991 | Australia | Festival Records X 14829 / Festival Records X1482912", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Russia | буд кон Д60 4888Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | UK | Factory FAC 13 / Factory Fac 137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Factory FAC 137", Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Factory FAC 137", Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Factory FAC13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, White Label, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, White Label, Stereo |
| 2020 | Europe | Factory FAC13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2021 | France | Fractured France FF47612", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Picture disc | 12", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Israel | Not On Label (Joy Division)12", Single Sided, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | 12", Single Sided, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| ? | Italy | Factory FAC13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue, Misprint | 12", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue, Misprint |
| ? | Italy | Factory FAC13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue, Misprint | 12", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue, Misprint |
| ? | Italy | Factory FAC13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Factory FAC 13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", Single, Reissue | 12", Single, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Factory FAC 13.12 / Factory FAC 13 X 1212", Single, Reissue | 12", Single, Reissue |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 5961Flexi-disc, 5½", Single Sided, 45 RPM, Mono, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", Single Sided, 45 RPM, Mono, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 4888Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 4888Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 3795Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 3795Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 3795Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 4888Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 4888Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 4888Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Mono, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
55 vinyl pressings of Transmission are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1979 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK. One of them is Factory FAC 13, released November 16, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FAC 13) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FAC-13 A1 Sound Clinic Graeme S-4 .EG. and FAC-13 B1 EG S-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.
