Vinyl pressings
by Phil Collins · 1981
Face Value was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
90 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 27 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.
V 2185 A-1U-1-6-1Side A: Runout, stamped. Var. 1
V 2185 B-1U-1-9Side B: Runout, stamped. Var. 1
V 2185 A-1U-1-4Side A: Runout, stamped. Var. 2
V 2185 B-1U-1-5-0Side B: Runout, stamped. Var. 2
V-2185-A-1 TML-MSide A
V-2185-B-2 TML-SSide B
V-2185-A-2 TML-SSide A
V-2185-B-2 TML-SSide B
V-2185-A-2 TML-SVariant 1 Side A etched [TML-S stamped]
V 2185-B3 TOWNHOUSE VVariant 1 Side B etched [TOWNHOUSE V stamped]
V 2185-A3 TOWN HOUSE 4 BVariant 2 Side A etched [TOWN HOUSE 4 B stamped]
V-2185-B-1 01 TML-M EVariant 2 Side B etched [01 TML-M E stamped]
V-2185-A6Side A runout, etched (Variant 1)
D TOWNHOUSESide A runout, stamped (Variant 1)
V 2185-B3Side B runout, etched (Variant 1)
⋀ TOWNHOUSESide B runout, stamped (Variant 1)
V-2185-A5 DAMONTSide A runout, etched
TOWN HOUSESide A runout, stamped
V 2185-B5 ESide B runout, etched
TOWN HOUSESide B runout, stamped
V-2185-A-1 0 TLM-M-43 0Side A runout, variant 1
V 2185-B6 2 TOWNHOUSE VSide B runout, variant 1
V-2185-A-2 TML-S 0 DSide A runout, variant 2
V-2185-B6 28 TOWNHOUSE ⋀Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Atlantic 208959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Argentina | Atlantic 208959First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | Atlantic SD 16029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Atlantic SD 16029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Atlantic SD 16029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Austria | Atlantic WEA 99 143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.168First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16029 / Atlantic XSD-16029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16029 / Atlantic XSD-16029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic SD 16029LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16029 / Atlantic XSD-16029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16029 / Atlantic XSD-16029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16029 / Atlantic XSD-16029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16029 / Atlantic XSD-16029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16029 / Atlantic XSD-16029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Atlantic WEA 99 143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | UK | Virgin V2185LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1997 | Europe | Atlantic 22925493910 / WEA 99 143LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 270LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 270LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Argentina | Atlantic 0 81227 95393 5LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition |
| 2016 | Europe | Atlantic 081227953935 PCLP 81LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Germany | Atlantic 603497844883LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Picture disc |
| 2021 | Argentina | Atlantic 081227953935 PCLP 81LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | US | Analogue Productions APA 003-45 / Atlantic SD 1602912", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2026 | Worldwide | Atlantic 603497807345 / Craft Recordings 603497807345LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | WEA 80206LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | WEA 88206 / WEA SLIN 3206LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | WEA SLIN 3206LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Atlantic SD 16029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 30.168LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 30.168LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16029 / Atlantic XSD-16029LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic WEA 99 143LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic WEA 99 143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic WEA 99 143LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic WEA 99 143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic WEA 99 143LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic WEA 99 143LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic WEA 99143LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic WEA 99 143LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
153 vinyl pressings of Face Value are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1981 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, France, Argentina and more. One of them is Virgin V2185.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2185, SD 16029, WEA 99 143, 208959) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2185 A-1U-1-6-1 and V 2185 B-1U-1-9. 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.
