Vinyl pressings
by Samson · 1979
Survivors was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1979, the album's first year. 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.
NOT GILCUP EG LAP 1A1 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, etched; variant 1
EG YOUR DAD'S SIDE A PORKY PRIME CUT LAP1 B1Runout side B, etched; variant 1
NOT GILCUP EG ... LAP 1A1 W-1 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, etched; variant 2
.E.G. YOUR DAD'S SIDE A PORKY PRIME CUT W-3 LAP1 B1Runout side B, etched; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UK | Laser LAP 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Laser LAP 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Thunderbolt THBL 001LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Thunderbolt THBL 001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Thunderbolt THBL 001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Repertoire Records RR 2039-LHLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | Germany | Repertoire Records RR 2039-LHLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | Spain | Vemsa VLP-442LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK & Europe | Back On Black BOBV500LPLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | UK & Europe | Back On Black BOBV500LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Culture Factory USA, Inc. CFU01209LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | BR Music KANT 001 / Thunderbolt THBL 001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Survivors are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK. One of them is Laser LAP 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LAP 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NOT GILCUP EG LAP 1A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT and EG YOUR DAD'S SIDE A PORKY PRIME CUT LAP1 B1. 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.
