Vinyl pressings
by Saxon · 1985
Innocence Is No Excuse was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 20 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.
2404001-A1-CRunout A-side, variant 1
2404001-B1-CRunout B-side, variant 1
2404001-A1-CRunout A-side, variant 2
2404001-B1+CRunout B-side, variant 2
794 955 1-A 2404001-A1-CRunout side A
794 955 1-B 2404001-B1+CRunout side B
EJ-2404006 -A₁ GRAMPIAN BBRunout A
EJ-2404006 - B₁ GRAMPIAN BBRunout B
EJ 2404001 A-3U-1-2- D TOWNHOUSESide A runout
EJ 2404001 B-3U-1-1- DSide B runout
EJ 2404001 ALabel A
EJ 2404001 BLabel B
ST-1-12420 G-2 #1 Ⓐ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ew 0Side A, variant 1
ST-2-12420 G-2 Ⓐ # 2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ew 0Side B, variant 1
ST-1-12420 G-3 #1 Ⓐ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ew 0Side A, variant 2
ST-2-12420 G-3 Ⓐ #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ew 0Side B, variant 2
SLEM-1332-AA-side [hand-etched]
SLEM-1332-BB-side [hand-etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | EMI 8345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO-240400First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Parlophone 31C 064 240400First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Colombia | EMI 111025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Parlophone 038 7 94955 1 / Parlophone 538-7 94955 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Parlophone 2404001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | Parlophone 062-2404001 / Parlophone SAXON 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | Parlophone 062-2404001 / Parlophone SAXON 2First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1985 | India | Parlophone EJ 24 0400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | Parlophone 64 2404001 / Parlophone 64 24 0400 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | EMI EMS-81734First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | New Zealand | EMI PCSO.240400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Portugal | Parlophone 2404001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Back On Black BOBV297LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2012 | UK | Back On Black BOBV297LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | UK | BMG BMGCAT164LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | UK | BMG BMGCAT164LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
31 vinyl pressings of Innocence Is No Excuse are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1985 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Europe, UK, US, Mexico and more. One of them is Parlophone 064-24 0400 1, released June 24, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 064-24 0400 1, 038 7 94955 1, SAXONP 2, SAXON 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2404001-A1-C and 2404001-B1-C. 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.
