Vinyl pressings
by Public Image Limited · 1986
Rise was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 12 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.
VS 84112 A-1U-1-1- X 1 TOWNHOUSE KEVRunout side A, variant 1
VS 84112 B-2U-1-1- 1 TOWNHOUSERunout side B, variant 1
VS 84112 A-1U-1-1- X 1 TOWNHOUSE KEVRunout side A, variant 2
VS 84112 B-1U-1-1- 3 TOWNHOUSERunout side B, variant 2
VS 841 A-1U-1-1-2 TOWNHOUSE KEVRunout A side, variant 1
VS 841 B-1U-1-1- X 1Runout B side, variant 1
VS 841 A-1U-1-1- 15 TOWNHOUSE KEVRunout A side, variant 2
VS 841 B-1U-1-1-6Runout B side, variant 2
VS 841 A-2U-1-1-6 TOWNHOUSE KEVRunout side A, variant 1
VS 841 B-2U-1-1-5Runout side B, variant 1
VS 841 A-1U-1-1-9 TOWNHOUSE KEVRunout side A, variant 2
VS 841 B-2U-1-1-6Runout side B, variant 2
VS 841 A-2U-1-114Runout side A, stamped variant 1
VS 841 B-1U-1-11 3Runout side B, stamped variant 1
VS 841 A-2U-1-1-18Runout side A, stamped variant 2
VS 841 B-1U-1-1-12Runout side B, stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS-841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS841/12 / Virgin VS-84112First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS841 / Virgin VS-841First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS-841First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS-841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS-841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 602 085 / Virgin 602085-213First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 107 906 / Virgin 107 906-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Virgin 008416First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Ireland | Virgin VS 841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Italy | Virgin VINX 106First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Italy | Virgin VIN 45176First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Virgin VS 841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Virgin VS841/12First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Portugal | Edisom, Lda. 536705First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Virgin 060253754081512", Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Columbia AY-7411-AX12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
30 vinyl pressings of Rise are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1986 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Virgin VS841/12, released January 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS841/12, VS841, VS 841-12, 0-66858) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VS 84112 A-1U-1-1- X 1 TOWNHOUSE KEV and VS 84112 B-2U-1-1- 1 TOWNHOUSE. 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.
