Vinyl pressings
by Leo Sayer · 1982
World Radio was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 22 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.
CDL 1345 A // 4 ∇ 420 U 1 1A Side Runout variant 1
CDL 1345 B // 2 ∇ 420 U 1 1 0 1B Side Runout variant 1
CDL 1345 A // 4 ∇ 420 U 1 1 4A Side Runout stamped variant 2
CDL 1345 B // 2 ∇ 420 U 1 1 0 4B Side Runout stamped variant 2
CDL 1345 A // 2 ∇ 420 U 1 1 UtopiaA side runout
CDL 1345 B // 2 ∇ 420 U 1 1 UtopiaB side runout
Lyre SymbolA,B side
1-23560-LW2-A [✲ STERLING]Side A, etched [stamped], Var.1
1-23560-B-LW1 ∙ [4 ✲ STERLING]Side B, etched [stamped], Var.1
A 1-23560-LW2∙ [2 ✲ STERLING]Side A, etched [stamped], Var.2
1-23560-B-LW1∙ [2 ✲ STERLING]Side B, etched [stamped], Var.2
1-23560-A-JW2 #1 STERLING 0Side A runout
1-23560-B-JW1 #1 STERLING 0Side B runout
1-23560-A-WW1 ---< STERLINGSide A runout
1-23560-B-WW1 ---< STERLINGSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Chrysalis RML 53013 / Chrysalis CDL 1345First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Australia & New Zealand | Chrysalis RML 53013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Chrysalis 204.041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 26.066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92-35601 / Warner Bros. Records 92 35601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Chrysalis 204 041 / Chrysalis 204 041-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Chrysalis 204 041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Chrysalis CDL 1345First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Chrysalis 6399347First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Hong Kong | Chrysalis CDL 1345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Iceland | Steinar CDL 1345 / Chrysalis CDL 1345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Israel | Chrysalis CDL1345 / CBS Records Ltd. CDL1345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Chrysalis CDL 1345First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Italy | Chrysalis CDL 1345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Chrysalis CDL 1345First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC588LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Chrysalis 6399 347LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
32 vinyl pressings of World Radio are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1982 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Chrysalis CDL 1345.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CDL 1345, 9 23560-1, RML 53013, 204.041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CDL 1345 A // 4 ∇ 420 U 1 1 and CDL 1345 B // 2 ∇ 420 U 1 1 0 1. 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.
