Vinyl pressings
by Sid Vicious · 1979
Sid Sings 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.
7 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
V-2144 A3 TONE VR-08-21294-2A-1Runout side A, variant 1
V-2144 B-3 VR-08-21294-2B-1Runout side B, variant 1
V-2144 A-3 tone A VR-08-21294-1A-1Runout side A, variant 2
V-2144 B-3 A VR-08-21294-1B-1Runout side B, variant 2
V2144 A5 tone V 4Side A, etched - variant 1
V2144 B7 V 3Side B, etched - variant 1
V2144 A3 tone (etched) C0 (stamped)Side A - variant 2
V2144 B7 (etched) C8 (stamped)Side B - variant 2
V 2144 A 7685 700A side runout
V 2144-B......7686-700B side runout
..V 2144 A 7685 700A side runout
V 2144-B.. 7686-700B side runout
V 2144-AA side label
V 2144-BB side label
...V2IFF A 7685 700Side A
V2144-ASide A
V2144-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Unknown | Virgin V 2144First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2144First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | Virgin VV-33.029VFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Virgin I 201.249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V 2144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V 2144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Virgin V 2144LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | Virgin V 2144LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Germany | Virgin 201 249 / Virgin 201 249-320LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Virgin 201 249LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Virgin 2933 800LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Virgin 2933800LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12144LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Virgin V2144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6987 / Virgin VIRG-6987LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6987 / Virgin VIRG-6987LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin OVED 85LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Virgin OVED 85LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | Virgin OVED 85LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Virgin OVED 85LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Virgin OVED 85 / Virgin V 2144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 201 249 / Virgin 201 249-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Virgin OVED 85LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Virgin OVED 85LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin V 2144LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of Sid Sings are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain. One of them is Virgin V 2144, released December 7, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2144, VV-33.029V, I 201.249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-2144 A3 TONE VR-08-21294-2A-1 and V-2144 B-3 VR-08-21294-2B-1. 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.
