Vinyl pressings
by Roxy Music · 1981
Jealous Guy 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.
51 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 21 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.
ROXY 2 A//1▽E M 11 12 81 ARUNSide A, stamped / etched, variant 1
ROXY 2 B//3▽EM 11 2Side B, stamped, variant 1
ROXY 2 A//2▽E M 11 12 ARUNSide A, stamped / etched, variant 2
ROXY 2 B//2▽E M 11 9Side B, stamped, variant 2
659 ROXY 2 A DM POLYGRAM A1C A ARUNSide A runout stamped/etched variant 1
659 ROXY 2 B DM POLYGRAM A17 ASide B runout stamped/etched variant 1
659 ROXY 2 A DM POLYGRAM A4 B ARUNSide B runout stamped/etched variant 2
659 ROXY 2 ⃫A⃫ B POLYGRAM A4 BSide B runout stamped/etched variant 2
ROXY 2 A //2▽E M 1 ARUNSide A, stamped/etched
ROXY 2 B//1▽EM 1Side B, stamped
659 ROXY 2 A DM B ᴘ̶̷ᴏ̶̷ʟ̶̷ʏ̶̷ɢ̶̷ʀ̶̷ᴀ̶̷ᴍ̶̷ ARUNA-side runout
659 ROXY 2 //A/ B A ᴘ̶̷ᴏ̶̷ʟ̶̷ʏ̶̷ɢ̶̷ʀ̶̷ᴀ̶̷ᴍ̶̷B-side runout
ROXY 2 A //1▽E M 1 ARUNSide A, stamped, etched
ROXY 2 B//3▽E M 1Side B, stamped
659 ROXY 2 A DM P̶O̶L̶Y̶G̶R̶A̶M̶ B ARUNSide A runout
659 ROXY 2 A̶ B P̶O̶L̶Y̶G̶R̶A̶M̶ ASide B runout
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 | Unknown | Polydor 2002 040 / Polydor 2002040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Unknown | Polydor 2002 040 / Polydor 2002040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Australasia | Polydor 2002 040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Australia | Polydor 2002 040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Austria | EG 2002 039First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Polydor ROXY 2 / EG ROXY 2First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Polydor ROXY DJ 2 / EG ROXY DJ 2First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Polydor 75276 / Polydor 2002 039First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Europe | Polydor 2002 040 / Polydor 2002040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Europe | Polydor 2002 040 / EG 2002040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Europe | Polydor 2002 040 / Polydor 2002040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2002 040 / EG 2002 040First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2002 040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2812 063First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2002 040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
51 vinyl pressings of Jealous Guy are listed here, from 21 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Australia, Australasia and more. One of them is EG ROXY 2, released February 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ROXY 2, 2002 040, 7329, ST-81C-39875-AR) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ROXY 2 A//1▽E M 11 12 81 ARUN and ROXY 2 B//3▽EM 11 2. 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.
