Vinyl pressings
by Poet And The Roots · 1978
Dread Beat An' Blood was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.
FL.1017.A.1 9 A PORKYSide A runout
FL.1017.B.1 1 1 A A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout
FL 1017-ASide A label
FL 1017-BSide B label
FL-1017-A-2Side A runout, variant 1
FL-1017-B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout, variant 1
FL 1017 A1 PORKYSide A runout, variant 2
FL 1017 B2Side B runout, variant 2
FL-1017-A-2 A VRunout side A etched
FL-1017-B-2 A VRunout side B etched
FL-1017-ALabel A
FL-1017-BLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | New Zealand | Front Line FL 1017 / Virgin FL 1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Virgin FL 1017 / Front Line FL 1017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Virgin FL 1017 / Front Line FL 1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Virgin FL 1017 / Front Line FL 1017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Virgin 200 386 / Virgin 200.386LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin FL 1017 / Front Line FL 1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin FL 1017 / Front Line FL 1017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Virgin VFL 11017LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | Virgin VNH 5021LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | USA & Canada | Heartbeat Records 01 / Heartbeat Records Heartbeat Records 01LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | USA & Canada | Heartbeat Records Heartbeat Records 01 / Heartbeat Records 01LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Virgin VX 1002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Virgin VX 1002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Australia | Virgin V 1002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Europe | Virgin FL12LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2000 | Europe | Virgin FL 12LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Virgin VX 1002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Dread Beat An' Blood are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is Virgin FL 1017, released August 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FL 1017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FL.1017.A.1 9 A PORKY and FL.1017.B.1 1 1 A A PORKY PRIME CUT. 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.
