Vinyl pressings
by Madness · 1982
House Of Fun 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.
24 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 12 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.
P+Buy+146+A4, ORLAKESide A runout etched, variant 1
P+Buy+146+B4, ORLAKESide B runout etched, variant 1
P+BUY+146+A3 ORLAKESide A runout etched, variant 2
P+BUY+146+B4 ORLAKESide B runout etched, variant 2
BUY•146•A6A-side runout, variant 1
BUY•146•B2, CHEMIST FACADEB-side runout, variant 1
BUY•146•A6 C: O VA-side runout, variant 2
BUY.146.B.1 V CHEMIST FACADEB-side runout, variant 2
BUY•146•A5A-side runout - variant 1
BUY•146•B1, CHEMIST FACADEB-side runout - variant 1
BUY-146_A5A-side runout - variant 2
BUY 146•B2 CHEMIST FACADEB-side runout - variant 2
BUY-146-A5Side A runout, variant 1
BUY-146-B-1 CHEMIST FACADESide B runout, variant 1
BUY-146-A6 ASide A runout, variant 2
BUY.146.B.2 CHEMIST FACADE ASide B runout, variant 2
P+Buy+146+A3, ORLAKEA-side runout
P+Buy+146+B4, ORLAKEB-side runout
Buy 146Label, side A
Buy 146-BLabel, side B
BUY-146-A6 ΛA-side runout variant 1
BUY.146.B.1 Λ CHEMIST FACADEB-side runout variant 1
BUY-146-A6 ΛA-side runout variant 2
BUY.146.B.2 CHEMIST FACADE ΛB-side runout variant 2
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 | Stiff Records K-8755 / Stiff Records BUY 146First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Australia | Stiff Records K-8755First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Australia | Stiff Records 6.13480 / Stiff Records P-BUY-146First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | Belgium | Stiff Records BUY 146First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | Stiff Records 101669 / Vogue 101669First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13 480 / Stiff Records 6.13480 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13480.AC / Stiff Records P BUY 146First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | Ireland | Stiff Records BUY 146First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Japan | Stiff Records VIPX-1643 / Stiff Records STIFF-1643First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Stiff Records VIPX-1643 / Stiff Records STIFF-1643First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Stiff Records BUY 146First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Stiff Records BUY 146First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | South Africa | Stiff Records STF 44First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Spain | Stiff Records VIC-33 / Stiff Records Buy 146First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | Stiff Records VIC-33 / Stiff Records Buy 146First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
27 vinyl pressings of House Of Fun are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1982 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Netherlands, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Stiff Records P-BUY 146, released May 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P-BUY 146, BUY 146, BUYDJ 146, #P-BUY 146) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P+Buy+146+A4, ORLAKE and P+Buy+146+B4, ORLAKE. 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.
