Vinyl pressings
by Shriekback · 1983
Care was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 13 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.
B POUNDA TA1PE YLP-502-A-1 DAMONTRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
A YLP-502-B-1 DAMONTRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
YLP-502-A-1 DAMONT POUNDA TA1PE GRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
YLP-502- B-1. DAMONT KRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
POUNDA TA1PE . YLP-502-A-1 DAMONTSide A runout, etched
YLP-502-B-1. DAMONTSide B runout, etched
1-23874 SH2 ɑ B-17969 SH2 SLM △4138 1-1
1-23874 SH1 ɑ B-17970 SH1 SLM △4138-X 1-1
0 1-23874-A JW1#1Side A runout
0 1-23874-B JW1#1Side B runout
5 SMX60993 P2ARunout side A etched
5 SMX60994 P2ARunout side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Y Records L-38029 / Y Records YL.38029First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1983 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 38741 / Y Records 92 38741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 38741 / Y Records 92 38741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 38741 / Y Records 92 38741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 38741 / Y Records 92 38741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 38741 / Y Records 92 38741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 38741 / Y Records 92 38741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Sire 25-0112-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Sire 25-0112-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Sire 25-0112-1First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1983 | Israel | Y Records Y LP 502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Y Records YLP 502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Y Records YAL-4First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Y Records YAL-4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Y Records YLP 502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Not On Label (Shriekback Self-released)LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
26 vinyl pressings of Care are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1983 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Y Records Y LP 502, released March 11, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Y LP 502, YLP 502, 1-23874, L-38029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B POUNDA TA1PE YLP-502-A-1 DAMONT and A YLP-502-B-1 DAMONT. 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.
