Vinyl pressings
by Oingo Boingo · 1982
Nothing To Fear was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, the album's first year, in 8 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.
A+M-SP0-4903-A-RE1-¤ GF Pitch Smitch MR ∆ 25544Variant 1. Side A runout, etched [¤ Artisan logo stamped]
A+M-SP0-4903-B-RE1-M1 MR ∆ 25544XVariant 1. Side B runout, etched
SP0-4903-A-M1-¤ MR ∆ 25544Variant 2. Side A, runout, etched [¤ Artisan logo stamped]
SP0-4903-B-M1-¤ MR ∆ 25544XVariant 2. Side B runout, etched [¤ Artisan logo stamped]
SPO-4903-A-RCA-1 [Artisan logo stamp] I A1 CA runout
SPO-4903-B-RCA-1 [Artisan logo stamp] I A1 BB runout
SP-04903-AA label
SP-04903-BB label
SPO-4903-A-ES1 ⨶ EMWSide A, runout etching [Artisan company logo stamped]
SPO-4903-B-ES1 EMWSide B, runout etching
SPO-4903-A-GD1Side 1, etched
SPO-4903-B-GD1Side 2, etched
EDP [Europadisk logo] [Artisan logo]Both sides, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | A&M Records L-37861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28057First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | A&M Records AMLH 64903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | A&M Records L-37861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-4903 / I.R.S. Records SP-4903First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-4903 / I.R.S. Records SP-4903First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-4903 / I.R.S. Records SP-4903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-4903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | A&M Records L-37861LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY22LPLP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY22LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY22LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY22LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY22LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY22LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY22LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | MCA RecordsLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
25 vinyl pressings of Nothing To Fear are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1982 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4903.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4903, AMLH 64903, L-37861, AMP-28057) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A+M-SP0-4903-A-RE1-¤ GF Pitch Smitch MR ∆ 25544 and A+M-SP0-4903-B-RE1-M1 MR ∆ 25544X. 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.
