Vinyl pressings
by Red Alert · 1983
We've Got The Power was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 4 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.
[AGI logo] 83_4 CPS 5 A [Lyre symbol]TOPIARunout side A (Variant 1)
[AGI logo] 83_4 CPS 5 BRunout side B (Variant 1)
[AGI logo] 83_4 CPS 5 ARunout side A (Variant 2)
[AGI logo] 83_4 CPS 5 B [Lyre symbol]TOPIARunout side B (Variant 2)
EXP [AGI logo]83_4 CPS 5 A PUNKRunout side A
EXP [AGI logo]83_4 CPS PUNK 5 B [Lyre symbol]TOPIARunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Finland | No Future Records PUNK 5 / Poko International PUNK 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | No Future Records MUFP-545First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | No Future Records PUNK 5 / Mistlur PUNK 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | No Future Records PUNK 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UK | Captain Oi! Ahoy LP 12LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1996 | UK | Captain Oi! Ahoy LP 12LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1996 | UK | Captain Oi! Ahoy LP 12LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS01 / Radiation Reissues RRS001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Spain | DAILY RECORDS DAY.18VSLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Spain | DAILY RECORDS DAY.18VSLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | Spain | DAILY RECORDS DAY.18VSLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS01CVLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of We've Got The Power are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1983 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Finland, New Zealand, Scandinavia. One of them is No Future Records PUNK 5, released June 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PUNK 5, MUFP-545) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [AGI logo] 83_4 CPS 5 A [Lyre symbol]TOPIA and [AGI logo] 83_4 CPS 5 B. 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.
