Vinyl pressings
by Marillion · 1984
Fugazi was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
40 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 21 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.
EMC 2400851 A-3U-1-2-4Runout side A, stamped variant 1
EMC 2400851 B-5U-1-1-6Runout side B, stamped variant 1
EMC 2400851 A-3U-1-2-13Runout side A, stamped variant 2
EMC 2400851 B-5U-1-1-Runout side B, stamped variant 2
EMC 2400851 A-2U-1-2 ARUNRunout side A
EMC 2400851 B-5U-1-1--20Runout side B
EMC 2400851 A-2U-1-2- ARUNRunout Side 1 Variant 1
EMC 2400851 B-5U-1-1-Runout Side 2 Variant 1
EMC 2400851 A-1U-1-1-X1 ARUNRunout Side 1 Variant 2
EMC 2400851 B-5U-1-1-0Runout Side 2 Variant 2
EMC 2400851 A-1U-1-1--13 ARUNRunout side A
EMC 2400851 B-5U-1-1--Runout side B
EMCP 24 0085 0ASide A
EMCP 24 0085 0BSide B
EMC 2400851 A-2U-1-1- ARUNSide A runout
EMC 2400851 B-6U-1-1-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Argentina | EMI 81 2400851 8213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | EMI EMC.240085 / EMI EMC-240085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | EMI EMC.240085 / EMI EMC-240085First yearLP, Album, Promo, Sampler · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Sampler · Promo |
| 1984 | Brazil | EMI 31C 064 240085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI 1C 064 2400851 / EMI 064 2400851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI 064 2400851 / EMI 2400851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI 1C 064 2400851 / EMI 2400851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI 064 2400851 / EMI 2400851First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1984 | France | EMI 2400851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | EMI 1C 038-1 57739 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | EMI 2400851TDLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | Germany | EMI 1C 038-1 57739 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | EMI 064-2400851 / EMI 064 240085 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Ireland | EMI 24 00851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0094-1 311LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0094-1 311 / EMI 21 0094-1 311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0094-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0094-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0094-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0094-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | EMI VEMC 2900851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Europe | Parlophone VEMC 2900851 / Parlophone 50999 62806 1 0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Parlophone 0190295016463Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Stereo · Limited | Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Stereo · Limited |
| 2022 | Europe | Parlophone 0190295016487LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | Argentina | Parlophone VEMC 2900851LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Parlophone VEMC 2900851 / Plaza Independencia Música VEMC 2900851LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | EMI 54 2400851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | EMI 056 24 0085 1 / EMI 056-2400851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | EMI EMC 2400851 / EMI MRL1LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | EMI EMC 24 00851 / EMI MRL1LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-12331LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
63 vinyl pressings of Fugazi are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1984 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, France, Argentina and more. One of them is EMI EMC 2400851, released March 14, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 2400851, EMCP 24 0085 0, MRL1, ST-12331) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMC 2400851 A-3U-1-2-4 and EMC 2400851 B-5U-1-1-6. 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.
