Vinyl pressings
by Quarterflash · 1981
Find Another Fool 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.
13 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 7 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.
GEF-50006-YCA-9818-S A-1 R-8657-A1 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A (Etched)
GEF-50006-YCA-1220-S A-1 R-8658-A1 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B (Etched)
YCA 9818SSide A (Label)
ZCA 1220SSide B (Label)
GEF-50006-YCA-9818-S JW1 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side A (Etched)
GEF-50006-YCA-1220-S JW1#3 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side B (Etched)
YCA 9818SSide A (Label)
ZCA 1220SSide B (Label)
GEF-50006-YCA-9818-S LW2 . 1 * MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A runout
GEF-50006-YCA-1220-S LW1 . 1 * MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B runout
YCA 9818SSide A label
ZCA 1220SSide B label
YCA 9818 VII SA side label
YCA 9818 VIII SB side label
GEF-50006-YCA-9818-DJSVI 1 LW1- ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyA-Side Runout Etching
GEF-50006-YCA-9818-S LW2- 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyB-Side Runout Etching
YCA 9818 V1 DJ SA-Side Label
YCA 9818SB-Side Label
GEF 2276 A1Runout Side A (Etched)
GEF 2276 B1Runout Side B (Etched)
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 | Australia | Geffen Records GEF 50006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Geffen Records GEF50006First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Geffen Records GEF50006 QFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Europe | Geffen Records GEFA 2276 / Geffen Records A-2276First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Geffen Records 07SP 627First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Geffen Records GHS 50006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Geffen Records GEFA 2276First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | Geffen Records GEF A 2276First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | US | Geffen Records PRO-S-1012First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Geffen Records GEF 50006 / Geffen Records GEF50006First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Geffen Records GEF50006First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1981 | US | Geffen Records GEF50006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Geffen Records GEF50006First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Costa Rica | CBS 70125997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | South Africa | Geffen Records SSC 53217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Find Another Fool are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Geffen Records GEF50006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GEF50006, PRO-S-1012, GEF 50006, GEF A 2276) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GEF-50006-YCA-9818-S A-1 R-8657-A1 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL and GEF-50006-YCA-1220-S A-1 R-8658-A1 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.
