Vinyl pressings
by Paul Young · 1983
No Parlez 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.
44 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 17 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.
CBS 25521-A8 timtom:cbsRunout side A, variant 1
CBS 25521-B2Runout side B, variant 1
CBS 2552̶ 21 A1 TIMTOM-CBSRunout side A, variant 2
CBS 25521 B1Runout side B, variant 2
CBS 25521 A1Runout, side A, etched
CBS 25521 B2Runout, side B, etched
CBS-25521-A4 timtom:cbsRunout side A variant 1 etched
CBS . 25521 . B2 TY + ETRunout side B variant 1 etched
CBS-25521-A4 C timtom:cbsRunout side A variant 2 etched, C is stamped
CBS.25521 B4 D TYRunout side B variant 2, etched, D is stamped
CBS-25521-A3 DSide A runout
CBS-25521-B3 CSide B runout
CBS 25521 A*Side A label
CBS 25521 B*Side B label
CBS 2552̶ 21 A1 timtom-cbsRunout side A
CBS 25521 B1Runout side B
CBS 25521 A*Side A label
CBS 25521 B*Side B label
CBS-25521-A8 C TimTom-CBS ASide A runout
CBS-25521-B2 CSide B runout
CBS 25521 A*Side A label
CBS 25521 B*Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS SBP 237927First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25521 / CBS 25521First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25521 / CBS 25521First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBSCL 32150-5LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25521 / CBS 25521First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25521 / CBS 25521First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS 25521 / CBS CBS 25521LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25521 / CBS 25521First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25521 / CBS CBSCL 40373-3LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Club edition |
| 1983 | Greece | CBS CBS 25521First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Hong Kong | CBS AAP 111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ireland | CBS CBS 25521 / CBS 25521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ireland | CBS CBS 25521 / CBS 25521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2535 / Columbia MOVLP2535LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Italy | Columbia CO 293LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3659 / Sony Music MOVLP3659LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 25521LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 460909 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 460909 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 25521 / CBS 25521LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia BFC 38976LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia BFC 38976LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
69 vinyl pressings of No Parlez are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1983 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is CBS CBS 25521, released July 18, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 25521, BFC 38976, FC 38976, PCC 90692) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS 25521-A8 timtom:cbs and CBS 25521-B2. 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.
