Vinyl pressings
by Laid Back · 1983
...Keep Smiling was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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.
MdLP 6133-A//51335-2-1 C1 ORun-out side A, hand-etched, var. 1
MdLP 6133-B//51336-2-1 C1 C1Run-out side B, hand-etched, var. 1
MdLP 6133-B//51335-1-7 C1C1Run-out side A, hand-etched, var. 2
MdLP 6133-B//51336-1-7 C1C1Run-out side B, hand-etched, var. 2
MdLP 6133-A//51335-1-7 C1 C1Runout side A, variant 1
MdLP 6133-B//51336-1-7 C1 C1Runout side B, variant 1
MdLP 6133-A//51335-1-Y 3 1Runout side A, variant 2
MdLP 6133-B//51336-1-Y 10 1Runout side B, variant 2
160 8152991 A POLYGRAMSide 1
160 8152991 B POLYGRAMSide 2
8 15 299-1 S1 320 Y1Side A, variant 1
81 5 299-1 S2 320 U1Side B, variant 1
8 15 299 - 1 S1 320 AK 2Side A, variant 2
815 299 - 1 S2 = 2 320 AC 1Side B, variant 2
WEA 240211 A MT410 W444A side stamped
WEA 240211 B MT410 W444B side stamped
240211-1 S 1A side label
240211-1 S 2B side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6150LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6150LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6150LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Finland | Polarvox MdLP 6133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Polydor 815 299-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Metronome 815 299-1 / Metronome 815 299-1 MEFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Metronome 46 311 7LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Greece | WEA 240211-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | WEA 240 211-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1983 | Italy | Atlas Records ATL 8787First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Atlas Records ATL 8787LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | CNR 655.174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | CBS 25628First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Medley Records MdLP 6133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Medley Records MdLP 6133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Denmark | Medley Records MdLP 6133 / Medley Records MDLP 6133LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Russia | 80 Latituderecords 80LTLP-258LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
38 vinyl pressings of ...Keep Smiling are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1983 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Scandinavia, Finland, France, Germany and more. One of them is Medley Records MdLP 6133.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MdLP 6133, 815 299-1, 240211-1, 240 211-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MdLP 6133-A//51335-2-1 C1 O and MdLP 6133-B//51336-2-1 C1 C1. 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.
