Vinyl pressings
by Madness · 1979
The Prince 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.
14 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
TT3 A // 1 ∇ E PS 11 CHAS SAYS "THAT NUTTY SOUND" A PORKY PRIME CUTA Side Runout - variant 1
TT3 B // 1 ∇ E PS 11B Side Runout - variant 1
TT3 A//1 1∇E PS 12 22 CHAS SAYS "THAT NUTTY SOUND" A PORKY PRIME CUTA Side Runout - variant 2
TT3 B//1∇E PS 11 40B Side Runout - variant 2
TT3 A // 1 ∇ E PS 12 CHAS SAYS "THAT NUTTY SOUND" A PORKY PRIME CUTA Side runout
TT3 B // 1 ∇ E PS 13 1B Side runout
TT3 A // 1 ∇ E PS 11 CHAS SAYS "THAT NUTTY SOUND" A PORKY PRIME CUTA Side Runout - variant 1
TT3 B // 1 ∇ E PS 11B Side Runout - variant 1
TT3 A//1 1∇E PS 12 22 CHAS SAYS "THAT NUTTY SOUND" A PORKY PRIME CUTA Side Runout - variant 2
TT3 B//1∇E PS 11 40B Side Runout - variant 2
CHAS SMASH SAYS "THAT NUTTY SOUND" TT 3 A1 PORKY 1 D HA Side runout etched, variant 1
D TT 3 B1 A PORKY PRIME CUT 1 D DB Side runout etched, variant 1
TT 3 A1 CHAS SMASH SAYS "THAT NUTTY SOUND" D I PORKYA Side runout etched, variant 2
TT 3 B1 F I A PORKY PRIME CUTB Side runout etched, variant 2
TT3 A//1▽EPS 12 CHAS SAYS "THAT NUTTY SOUND" A PORKY PRIME CUTVariant 1, runout - side A
TT3 B//1▽EPS 13Variant 1, runout - side B
TT3 A//1▽EPS 12 CHAS SAYS "THAT NUTTY SOUND" A PORKY PRIME CUTVariant 2, runout - side A
TT3 B//1▽EPS 13 5Variant 2, runout - side B
TTR 660 CHS 003A POLYGRAM B TY-CBS O.K. A4Side A Runout
B TTR 660 CHS 003 B POLYGRAM A0 TY-CBS O.K.Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Chrysalis K7614First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Chrysalis 6172 687First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHS 2375First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Portugal | Chrysalis 6155 263First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Chrysalis 6155 263First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT37", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of The Prince are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Germany, Australia, France and more. One of them is Two-Tone Records CHS TT3, released August 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS TT3, CHS TT 3, 6155 263, K7614) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TT3 A // 1 ∇ E PS 11 CHAS SAYS "THAT NUTTY SOUND" A PORKY PRIME CUT and TT3 B // 1 ∇ E PS 11. 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.
