Vinyl pressings
by Magazine · 1980
The Correct Use Of Soap was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 14 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-2156-A4Runout A side, etching, variant 2
V-2156-B3Runout B-side, etching, variant 2
V-2156-A4Runout A side, etching, variant 3
V-2156-B2Runout B-side, etching, variant 3
B-15076V ST-VA-804493-C @t GP AL ARSide A runout, variant 1
B 15077 ST-VA-804494-C @t GP AL ARSide B runout, variant 1
B-15076V ST-VA-804493-C @t GP AL ARSide A runout, variant 2
B 15077 V ST-VA-804494-C @t GP AL ARSide B runout, variant 2
ST-VA-804493-C @T GP SP 0 1SM1-1Side A runout
ST-VA-804494-C @t GP SP 0-1SM2-2Side B runout
V2156A FXRunout side 1
V2156B FXRunout side 2
V2156ALabel side 1
V2156BLabel side 2
SMX56029 (V-2156)Side 1 label
SMX56030 (V-2156)Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Virgin V2156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Virgin 2933 713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Virgin 202 116-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Virgin 2933 713 / Virgin 2933713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Virgin 2933 713LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6958 / Virgin VIRG-6958First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6958 / Virgin VIRG-6958First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Virgin 202 116 / Virgin 202.116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Virgin V2156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Virgin VV-33.048YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Virgin I-202.116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Virgin VA 13144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Virgin VA 13144LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | Virgin VA 13144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Virgin 0602537540457LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | UK | Virgin 060253754045LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Virgin 5782370LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Virgin INTGDS006LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Virgin V2156 / Virgin V 2156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin V2156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin V2156LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Virgin V-2156LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
31 vinyl pressings of The Correct Use Of Soap are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1980 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Finland, Australia and more. One of them is Virgin V2156, released May 2, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2156, VA 13144, L 37262, 2933 713) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-2156-A4 and V-2156-B3. 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.
