Vinyl pressings
by Simple Minds · 1981
Sister Feelings Call was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 6 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.
OVED.2.A-4U-1-1-Var 1, Side A, runout, stamped
OVED.2.B-2U-1-2-2 2Var 1, Side B, runout, stamped
OVED2 A-4U-1-1-Var 2, Side A, runout, stamped
OVED 2 B-2U-1-1-4Var 2, Side B, runout, stamped
OVEND 2.A·2 BiLBo.TA1PE FIRE FOR THE TIMES 1 ASide A runout - variant 1
OVEND 2·B-1 BiLBo.TA1PE REPEAT 2 BSide B runout - variant 1
OVED 2. A·1 BiLBo.TA1PE FIRE FOR THE TIMES CSide A runout - variant 2
OVED 2. B-2 BiLBo.TA1PE REPEAT ⋀Side B runout - variant 2
OVED2 A-4U-1-1-Side A, variant 1
OVED 2-B-1 REPEAT BiLBo.TA1PESide B, variant 1
OVED2 A-4U-1-2-Side A, variant 2
OVED 2 B-1 REPEAT I ) BiLBo.TA1PESide B, variant 2
OVED.2.A-3 TOWNHOUSESide A, etched/stamped
OVEND 2·B.1 REPEAT BiLBo.TA1PESide B, etched
OVED-2-A PS/CR TEH TαRunout side A, etched
OVED-2-B PS/CR TEH TαRunout side B, etched
OVED 2 ALabel side A
OVED 2 BLabel side B
OVED 2A-2Side A runout groove hand-etched
OVED 2B-2Side B runout groove hand-etched
MX200354Side A label
MX200355Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Virgin OVED 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Virgin OVED 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Virgin OVED 2First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Virgin VEP 311First yearLP, Mini-Album | LP, Mini-Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Virgin VEP 311First yearLP, Mini-Album | LP, Mini-Album |
| 1981 | Greece | Virgin OVED 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | Virgin OVED 2LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Italy | Virgin OVED 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Virgin OVED 2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Virgin OVED 2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Virgin OVED 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Virgin OVED 2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Virgin OVED 2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 205 154 / Virgin OVED 2LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 205 154 / Virgin OVED 2LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Virgin 70097 / Virgin OVED 2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Virgin oved 2LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Sister Feelings Call are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1981 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Scandinavia, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Virgin OVED 2, released October 16, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OVED 2, VEP 311) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OVED.2.A-4U-1-1- and OVED.2.B-2U-1-2-2 2. 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.
