Vinyl pressings
by Slade · 1976
Nobody's Fools was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
2383377 A//2 M toneRunout side A, variant 1
2383377 B//1 M toneRunout side B, variant 1
2383 377 A//2 M 1 1 1 toneRunout side A, variant 2
2383 377 B//1 M 1 3 9 toneRunout side B, variant 2
BS-2936 41310-1BSide A runout (Variant 1)
BS-2936 41311-1ASide B runout (Variant 1)
T1 BS-2936 41310-1BSide A runout (Variant 2)
T1 BS-2936 41311-1BSide B runout (Variant 2)
BS-2936 41310-1B SISide A runout, etched
BS-2936 41311-1A SISide B runout, etched
S41,310Side A label
S41,311Side B label
BS-2936 41310-1A PSide A runout (Variant 1)
BS-2936 41311-1B PSide B runout (Variant 1)
BS-2936 41310-1A A4 S1Side A runout, etched
BS-2936 41311-1B S1Side B runout, etched
S41,310Side A label
S41,311Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Polydor 2383 377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Polydor 2460 263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Polydor 2383 377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Polydor 2383 377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Polydor 2383 377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2460 263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2383 377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2460 263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ireland | Polydor 2383 377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Polydor 2383 377 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Polydor 2383 377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Peru | Polydor 2460263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Peru | Polydor POL 2460 263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Portugal | Polydor 2383 377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2383 377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Glam-O-Rama Special Markets GOR32114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | BMG BMGCAT714LPLP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2023 | Europe | BMG BMGCAT714LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
32 vinyl pressings of Nobody's Fools are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1976 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Polydor 2383-377, released March 5, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2383-377, BS 2936, BS-2963, MP 2542) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2383377 A//2 M tone and 2383377 B//1 M tone. 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.
