Vinyl pressings
by Section 25 · 1984
From The Hip was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 8 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.
FAC 90A GG MVS 2 MEL/cts.Side A, etched - Variant 1
FAC 90B GG MEL/cts MVS 3Side B, etched - Variant 1
FAC 90A GG MVS S-2 MEL/cts.Side A, etched - Variant 2
FAC 90B GG MEL/cts MVS 4Side B, etched - Variant 2
FAC 90A-3 DW BOPPiN' BOBSide A, etched
FAC 90B-3 DW cts WEMBLEYSide B, etched
FACTUS-14 A 18203 (3)Runout side A
FACTUS 14 B 18204 (3)Runout side B
FACD-20 SNB 230 EL DM-2Variant 1 runout side A
FACD-20 B SNB 230 EL DM-1Variant 1 runout side B
FACD-20 SNB 230 EL DM-5Variant 2 runout side A
FACD-20 B SNB 230 EL DM-1Variant 2 runout side B
YX-7334-ALabel side A
YX-7334-BLabel side B
FBN 33-A1 FOON MASTERINGRunout side A
FBN 33-B1 FOON MASTERING HI MEL! PAULRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Belgium | Factory SIDE 8411 / Another Side SIDE 8411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Factory FACT 90 / Factory 70251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Base Record FACT 90 / Factory FACT 90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Columbia YX-7334-AX / Factory FACT 90First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Sweden | Factory FACT 90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Factory FACT 90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Factory (US) FACTUS 14LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | Canada | Factory FACD 20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Factory FACT 90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Factory (US) FACTUS 14 / Factory (US) FACT 90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Columbia YX-7334-AX / Factory FACT 90First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Factory FACT 90LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK & Europe | Factory Benelux FBN 33LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, Reissue, LP, Compilation, Reissue, All Media, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, Reissue, LP, Compilation, Reissue, All Media, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of From The Hip are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1984 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Factory FACT 90, released March 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FACT 90, FACTUS 14, FACD 20, YX-7334-AX) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FAC 90A GG MVS 2 MEL/cts. and FAC 90B GG MEL/cts MVS 3. 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.
