Vinyl pressings
by Kevin Coyne · 1978
Millionaires And Teddy Bears was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
V-2110-A-2 2 ∴ A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout A etched / stamped / etched
V-2110-B-3 2 PECKO ∴Runout B etched / stamped / etched / stamped
V 2110-ALabel A
V 2110-BLabel B
O V-2110 A FV/EERunout A
O V-2110 B FV/EERunout B
V-2110 ALabel A
V-2110 BLabel B
200.215-A-37847-1-Y HVVariant 1 etched on Side 1
200.215-B-37847-1-Y HVVariant 1 etched on Side 2
200.215-B-37847-1-YA-side
200.215-B-37848-1-YB-side
VI ̷X̷G 2473754 1Y 380 CIDISSide A
VI ̷X̷G 2473754 2Y 380 CIDISSide B
2473 754 1Label side A
2473 754 2Label side B
020 200.215-A 37847-1-Y HN Made in GermanyRunout side A etched, Made in Germany stamped
020 200.215-B 37848-1-Y HN Made in GermanyRunout side B etched, Made in Germany stamped
S 200 215 ALabel side A
S 200 215 BLabel side A
020 200.215-A-37847-1-Y HN Made in GermanyRunout side A
020 200,215-B-37848-1-Y HN Made in GermanyRunout side B
S 200 215 ALabel side A
S 200 215 BLabel side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Benelux | Virgin 200 215First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1978 | France | Virgin 2473 754First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1978 | France | Virgin 2473 754LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Virgin 200 215 / Virgin 200 215-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Virgin 200 215 / Virgin 200 215-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Virgin 200 215 / Virgin 200 215-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Virgin V 2110 / Virgin V2110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Virgin V 2110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Virgin L 36808Album, LP | Album, LP |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin V2110Album, LP | Album, LP |
10 vinyl pressings of Millionaires And Teddy Bears are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Benelux, France, Germany and more. One of them is Virgin V 2110.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2110, 200 215, 2473 754) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-2110-A-2 2 ∴ A PORKY PRIME CUT and V-2110-B-3 2 PECKO ∴. 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.
