Vinyl pressings
by Rudy Grant · 1981
Lately 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 10 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.
ENY 5̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷ - A - 1 202 'W' TIMTOM CBS A 2HA-side runout, etched
ENY 5̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷ - B - 1 202 'W' A1 A1EB-side runout, etched
ENY 50 ALabel side-A
ENY 50 BLabel side-B
ENY 5̶0̶1̶2̶ - A-1 ENY T. 202 W AIE timtom-cbsRunout side A
ENY 5̶0̶1̶2̶ - B-1 ENY T. 202 W AICRunout side B
PB 8693 ALabel side A
PB 8693 BLabel side B
0037.501 S 1Label side A
0037.501 S 2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Barbados | ICE ICE 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Barbados | ICE ICE 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Ensign PB 8693First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Ensign 0037.501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Ensign 144.835First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Ensign ENY 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Peru | Ensign ENY 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | South Africa | Ensign ENY 11211First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | Ensign ENY 202First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Spain | Ensign ENY 202First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | Ensign ENY 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Ensign ENYT 202First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Zimbabwe | A&M Records ENY 11211First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Ensign 151.04212", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | UK | Ensign ENYT 20212", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Kenya | A.I.T. Records AIT/HIT-197", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Lately are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Barbados, France, Germany and more. One of them is Ensign ENY 202.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ENY 202, ENYT 202, ICE 201, PB 8693) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ENY 5̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷ - A - 1 202 'W' TIMTOM CBS A 2H and ENY 5̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷ - B - 1 202 'W' A1 A1E. 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.
