Vinyl pressings
by Marshall Crenshaw · 1983
Field Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 4 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.
1-2-3873-A-WW8 Ⓗ —◁ STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
1-2-3873-B-WW1 #2 Ⓗ —◁ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
1-2-3873-A-WWC —◁ STERLING X (in a circle)Side A runout, variant 2
1-2-3873-B-WW2 #2 —◁ STERLING ⒽSide B runout, variant 2
1-2-3873-A-JW2 #1 0 STERLING ⒽSide A runout, variant 1
1-2-3873-B-JW4 #1 0 STERLING ⒽSide B runout, variant 1
1.2.3873-A-JW2 #1 0 STERLING ⚾Side A runout, variant 2
1.2.3873-B-JW1 #1 0 STERLING ⚾Side B runout, variant 2
1-2-3873-A-J̶ SH1 ɑ B-17912-SH1 SLM △4040 1-1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ⚾Runout A etched / ɑ, STERLING stamped (Var. 1)
1-2̶-23873-B-SH2 ɑ B-17913-SH2 SLM △4040-X 1-1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ⚾Runout B etched / ɑ, STERLING stamped (Var. 1)
1-2-3873-A-J̶ SH1 ɑ B-17912-SH1 SLM △4040 1-1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ⚾Runout A etched / ɑ, STERLING stamped (Var. 2)
1-2̶ 23873-B-SH1 ɑ B-17913-SH1 SLM △4040-X 1-1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ⚾Runout B etched / ɑ, STERLING stamped (Var. 2)
1-2-3873 A- JW 1-1Side 1 Etched
1-2-3873 B-JW 4Side 2 Etched
1.2.3873-A-SR1 1-2 [SRC logo] STERLING ⚾︎Side A runout
1.2.3873-B-SR1 1-1 STERLINGSide B runout
1.2.3873-A-SR2 1-1 [SRC logo] STERLING ⚾︎Side A runout (variant 2)
1.2.3873-B-SR2 [SRC logo] 1-1 STERLINGSide B runout (variant 2)
R/S Alsdorf 923873-1 A2A-side runout, stamped
RME 5A-side runout, etched
R/S Alsdorf 923873-1 B2B-side runout, stamped
RME GB 9B-side runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 23873-1 / Intervention Records IR-015LP, Remastered, 12", 45 RPM, EP, Remastered, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Remastered, 12", 45 RPM, EP, Remastered, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Yep Roc Records YEP-3058LELP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Yep Roc Records YEP-3058LELP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Field Day are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 23873-1, released June 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 23873-1, 1-23873, 92-3873-1, 23873-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-2-3873-A-WW8 Ⓗ —◁ STERLING and 1-2-3873-B-WW1 #2 Ⓗ —◁ STERLING. 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.
