Skip to content
VinylLens
Tug Of War by Paul McCartney, album cover

First-year pressing

Tug Of War 1982 UK Pressing (PCTC 259)

Tug Of War by Paul McCartney

Artist
Paul McCartney
Title
Tug Of War
Labels
  • Parlophone PCTC 259
  • MPL PCTC 259
  • Parlophone 0C 064-64 750
Country
UK
Released
April 19, 1982
Format
LP, Album, Stereo

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • PCTC 259ASide A label
  • PCTC 259BSide B label
  • PCTC 259 A-7U 4 PCTC 259A-1AD PUSHING + PULLING JG♡Side A, stamped then etched, variant 1
  • PCTC 259 B-9U 1 5 PCTC 259B-1L PUSHING + PULLING JG♡Side B, stamped then etched, variant 1
  • PCTC 259 A-10U PUSHING + PULLING JG♡Side A, stamped, variant 2
  • PCTC 259 B-10U PUSHING + PULLING JG♡Side B, stamped, variant 2
  • PCTC 259 A-8U PCTC 259A-1J PUSHING + PULLING JG♡Side A, stamped then etched, variant 3
  • PCTC 259 B-8U PCTC 259B-1H PUSHING + PULLING JG♡Side B, stamped then etched, variant 3
  • PCTC 259 A-6U PUSHING + PULLING JG♡ 5 PCTC 259 A-1AA 1Side A, stamped then etched, variant 4
  • PCTC 259 B-6U PCTC 259 B-1AB 2 PUSHING + PULLING JG♡Side B, stamped then etched, variant 4
  • PCTC 259 A-10U [PUSHING+PULLING JG♡ PCTC 259A-1AC]Side A Runout, stamped, [etched], Variant 5
  • PCTC 259 B-8U [PUSHING+PULLING JG♡ PCTC 259B-1H]Side B Runout, Stamped, [etched], Variant 5
  • PCTC 259 A-7U 2 PCTC 259A-1AD PUSHING + PULLING JG♡Side A Variant 6
  • PCTC 259 B-9U 1 3 PCTC 259B-1L PUSHING + PULLING JG♡Side B Variant 6
  • PCTC 259 A-7U C C [PCTC 259A-1AD .. PUSHING + PULLING JG♡]Side A runout, stamped, [etched], variant 7
  • PCTC 259 B-6 U [PCTC 259B-1AB .. PUSHING + PULLING JG♡]PUSide B runout, stamped, [etched], variant 7
All 74 pressings of Tug Of War