Vinyl pressings
by Roxy Music · 1980
Over You was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 18 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.
POSP 93 A//2▽E STR 12 6 STRAWBERRYA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
POSP 93 B//2▽E STR 11 6 STRAWBERRYB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
POSP 93 A//2▽E STR 12 3 STRAWBERRYA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
POSP 93 B//2▽E STR 11 1 STRAWBERRYB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
A POLYGRAM POY 603 POSP 93 A STRAWBERRYRunout side A
POY 603 POSP 93 B POLYGRAM A STRAWBERRYRunout side B
POSP 93 A B A31 POLYGRAM POY 603 STRAWBERRYA-side runout, variant 1
POSP 93 B POLYGRAM A40 B STRAWBERRYB-side runout, variant 1
POSP 93 A A12 POLYGRAM POY 603 STRAWBERRYA-side runout, variant 2
POSP 93 B A11 POLYGRAM POY 603 STRAWBERRYB-side runout, variant 2
POSP 93 A//2 E STRSide A runout, variant 1
POSP 93 B//2 E STRSide B runout, variant 1
POSP 93 A//2▽E STR 11 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, variant 2
POSP 93 B//3▽ESTR 111Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Polydor 1405First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | Polydor 2001 961First year7" | 7" |
| 1980 | Austria | Polydor 2001 961First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Atco Records AT 7301First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Atco Records AT 7301First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | France | Polydor 2001 961First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Polydor 2001 961First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | Polydor 2001 961First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Polydor 2001 961First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Greece | Polydor 2001 961First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Greece | Polydor 2001 9617", Single, 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Guatemala | Polydor 2001 999First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Ireland | Polydor POSP 93First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | Polydor 2001 961First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Polydor 2001 961 / EG 2001 961First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
32 vinyl pressings of Over You are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Polydor POSP 93, released May 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POSP 93, POSPX 93, 7301, 2001 961) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POSP 93 A//2▽E STR 12 6 STRAWBERRY and POSP 93 B//2▽E STR 11 6 STRAWBERRY. 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.
