Vinyl pressings
by New Order · 1989
Technique was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 16 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.
FACT 275 A1 3 "WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN, PETER?" (3) [Allied 'ɑ' logo] Δ 23378 L22369 1-1 GRunout side A, etched/stamped
FACT 275 B 🅇̶. 3 L22370 "?RETEP ,NAEM UOY OD YLTCAXE TAHW" [Allied 'ɑ' logo] (3) [Allied 'ɑ' logo] Δ 23378-X 1-1Runout side B, etched/stamped
Fact275-1Label side A
Fact275-2Label side B
FACT-275-A "WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN, PETER?" ① [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △ 23378 1-1Runout side A
FACT-275-B "?RETEP ,NAEM UOY OD YLTCAXE THAW" ① [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △ 23378-X 1-1Runout side B
FACT-275-A D "WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN, PETER?" [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △ 23378 1-1Runout side A, variant 1
FACT-275-B D "?RETEP, NAEM UOY OD YLTCAXE TAHW" [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △ 23378-X 1-1Runout side B, variant 1
FACT-275-A ① "WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN, PETER?" [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △ 23378 1-1Runout side A, variant 2
FACT-275-B ① "?RETEP, NAEM UOY OD YLTCAXE TAHW" [Allied 'ɑ' logo] △ 23378-X 1-1Runout side B, variant 2
FACT 275 A1 "WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN, PETER?" ③ [Allied 'ɑ' logo] Δ 23378 I-I A L22369 3Runout side A
FACT 275 B 3 "?RETEP, NAEM UOY OD YLTCAXE TAHW" ③ [Allied 'ɑ' logo] Δ 23378-X I-I L22370 BRunout side B
1-25845-A SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-33879-SH1 23481 1-1Side A - variation 1
1-25845-B REI-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B 33880-REI-SH1 23481-XSide B - variation 1
I-25845-A SHI [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-33879-SH1 △23481 1-1Side A - variation 2
I-25845-B-REI-SHI [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-33880-REI-SH1 △23481-X 1-1Side B - variation 2
1-25845-A SR5 1-2 [SRC logo]Runout side A, variant 1
1-25845-B RE1-SR1 1-1 [SRC logo]Runout side B, variant 1
1-25845-A SR5 1-1 [SRC logo]Runout side A, variant 2
1-25845-B RE1-SR1 1-1 [SRC logo]Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | DG Discos DG 234First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Argentina | DG Discos DG 234First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | Benelux | Factory Fact275 / Factory FACT 275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | WEA 670.9010 / WEA 00585First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Factory 836 832-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | France | Virgin 70678LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Greece | Virgin VG 50406 / Virgin VG50406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | CGD INT 20904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Scandinavia | Factory Fact275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Nuevos Medios 33 386 LE / Nuevos Medios 33 386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Sweden | Factory FACT-275First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | UK | Factory Fact275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Factory Fact275First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | US | Qwest Records 9 25845-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Australia & New Zealand | Factory Records Australasia Fact275 / Factory Records Australasia 463444 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Argentina | London Records 520 011-1 / Polygram 29386LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1992 | Argentina | London Records 520 011-1 / Polygram 29386LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | London Records R1 25845 / Rhino Records R1 25845LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | US | London Records R1-25845 / Rhino Records R1-25845LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | Europe | London Records 2564-68879-4 / Rhino Records 2564-68879-4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | London Records 2564-68879-4LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | Europe | London Records 2564 68879-4 / Factory Fact275LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of Technique are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1989 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Australia & New Zealand, France and more. One of them is Factory Fact275, released January 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Fact275, FACT-275, 1-25845, 70678) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FACT 275 A1 3 "WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN, PETER?" (3) [Allied 'ɑ' logo] Δ 23378 L22369 1-1 G and FACT 275 B 🅇̶. 3 L22370 "?RETEP ,NAEM UOY OD YLTCAXE TAHW" [Allied 'ɑ' logo] (3) [Allied 'ɑ' logo] Δ 23378-X 1-1. 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.
