Vinyl pressings
by Sparks · 1980
Terminal Jive was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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-2137-A1Side A runout, etched [Var. 1]
V-2137-B2Side B runout, etched [Var. 1]
V-2137-A2 [HARP SYMBOL] 7 VSide A etched exc. [HARP SYMBOL], 7, V stamped [Var. 2]
V-2137-B1 2 V [HARP SYMBOL]Side B etched exc. 2,V, [HARP SYMBOL] stamped [Var. 2]
V-2137-A1Side A runout
V-2137-B1Side B runout
201289 A-1/80SRunout Side 1
201289 B-1/80SRunout Side 2
Made in GermanyRunout both sides stamped
S 201 289 ALabel Side 1
SMX55689 W2ARunout (etched) side 1
SMX•55690 W2ARunout (etched) side 2
SMX55689Label side 1
SMX55690Label side 2
2424 213-A 9 SNB QSide A Runout - Etched
2424 213 BS SNB QSide B Runout - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Virgin L 37187First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Virgin L 37187 (V 2137) / Virgin VGL.37187LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Canada | Polydor 2424 213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Underdog 67.597First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Underdog 67.597 / Underdog 67 597First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Durium DAI 30346 / Durium Marche Estere D. AI 30-346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Ariola 201 289 / Ariola 201 289-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2137 / RTC V2137First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Virgin V-2137First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1980 | UK | Virgin V2137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Ariola 201 289 / Oasis 201 289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Mexico | Peerless MS-2201 / Carrere MS-2201LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Repertoire Records REP2356 / Repertoire Records V251LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD, Album, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD, Album, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Repertoire Records REP2464 / Repertoire Records V355CLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Terminal Jive are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Germany, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Virgin V2137, released January 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2137, V-2137, 201 289, L 37187) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-2137-A1 and V-2137-B2. 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.
