Vinyl pressings
by Psychic TV · 1982
Force The Hand Of Chance 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.
9 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PSY-1 RECORD 1 A F/2 W-L W-5KD SOME BIZARRE ABUSING WEA...Side A, hand-etched runout - variant 1
PSY-1 RECORD 1 B F/1 W-L W-16KD MY SON THE DOGSide B, hand-etched runout - variant 1
PSY-1 RECORD 2 C W-L W-6 PLAY WITH T.V. ON AND T.V. VOLUME OFF..Side C, hand-etched runout - variant 1
PSY-1 RECORD 2 D W-L W-4Side D, hand-etched runout - variant 1
My Son The DogEtching B-Side
R / S Alsdorf 240043-1 A3
R / S Alsdorf 240043-1 B3
P-5621-1 3 B3P 1-A-1 B⃫C⃫Runout, side A, stamped
P-5621-2 1-A-1Runout, side B, stamped
P-5622-1 3 B3P 1-A-1 B⃫C⃫Runout, side C, stamped
P-5622-2 2⃫1-A-1Runout, side D, 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 | France | WEA 24.0043-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 24.0043-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | WEA P-5621~2 / WEA P-5621First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | WEA P-5621~2 / WEA P-5621First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | WEA 240043-1 / Some Bizzare PSY 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Sweden | WEA 24.0043-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | WEA 240043-1 / Some Bizzare PSY 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Some Bizzare PSY1 / Some Bizzare 240043-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1982 | UK | Some Bizzare PSY1 / Some Bizzare 240043-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 24.0043-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Angry Love Productions ALP1-240043 / OTTT35 / Angry Love Productions OTTT36LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, White Label, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, White Label, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK | Angry Love Productions ALPI-240043 / OTTT35LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
12 vinyl pressings of Force The Hand Of Chance are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1982 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Germany, France, Japan and more. One of them is Some Bizzare PSY1, released December 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PSY1, 240043-1, 24.0043-1, P-5621~2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PSY-1 RECORD 1 A F/2 W-L W-5KD SOME BIZARRE ABUSING WEA... and PSY-1 RECORD 1 B F/1 W-L W-16KD MY SON THE DOG. 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.
