Vinyl pressings
by Spandau Ballet · 1983
True 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.
53 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 27 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.
CDL 1403 A // 1 ▽ 420 C 1 1 4 WE FACED REALITY !Runout, A side, variant 1
CDL 1403 B // 2 ▽ 420 C 1 1 3 timtom - cbsRunout, B side, variant 1
CDL 1403 A // 2 ▽ 420 C 1 2 1 WE FACED REALITY !Runout, A side, variant 2
CDL 1403 B // 2 ▽ 420 C 1 1 2 4 timtom - cbsRunout, B side, variant 2
CDL 1403ALabel, Side A
CDL 1403BLabel, Side B
CDL 1403 A // 3 ▽ 420 C 1 1 1 1Runout, A-side, stamped
timtom - cbsRunout, A-side, etched
CDL 1403 B // 4 ▽ 420 C 1 1 4Runout, B-side, stamped
TYRunout, B-side, 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 | Argentina | Chrysalis TLP-60011First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | Chrysalis L 37979 / Chrysalis L-37979First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Chrysalis L 37979 / Chrysalis (CDL 1403)First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1983 | Australia & New Zealand | Chrysalis L 37979 / Chrysalis CDL 1403First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Chrysalis 104.8273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1403First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 41403First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Chrysalis FV 41403LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | El Salvador | Chrysalis CHRL03LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 205 297 / Chrysalis 205 297-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 205 297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 205 297 / Reformation 205 297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 205 297First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 205 297-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Reformation CDL 1403 / Chrysalis CDL 1403First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1392LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1392LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 1C 038-3 21403 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 205 297LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Chrysalis 54 3214031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
72 vinyl pressings of True are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1983 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Peru, South Africa and more. One of them is Reformation CDL 1403, released February 28, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CDL 1403, CDLP 1403, FV 41403, B6V 41403) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CDL 1403 A // 1 ▽ 420 C 1 1 4 WE FACED REALITY ! and CDL 1403 B // 2 ▽ 420 C 1 1 3 timtom - cbs. 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.
