Vinyl pressings
by Squeeze · 1980
Argybargy 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.
18 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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.
AMLH-64802-A1 tone 15 CRunout side A, variant 1
AMLH-64802-B1 10 CRunout side B, variant 1
AMLH-64802-A3 a tone toe tapper CRunout side A, variant 2
AMLH-64802-B1 C CRunout side B, variant 2
AM SP 04802-A RE-1 53 SXSide A runout, variant 1
AM SP 04802-B RE-1 S1Side B runout, variant 1
AM SP 04802-A RE-1 S2.. A2Side A runout, variant 2
AM SP 04802-B RE-1 S2.. 1SSide B runout, variant 2
T 1S AM SP 04802-A RE-1 S3∙∙Runout Side A, etched [Variant 1]
T 1 AM SP 04802-B T4∙∙Runout Side B, etched [Variant 1]
PXT AM SP 04802-A RE-2 P3∙∙ B8Runout Side A, etched (P B stamped) [Variant 2]]
T1 AM SP 04802-B T5∙ C5Runout Side B, etched [Variant 2]
AM SP 04802-A RE-1 53 SXSide A runout, Variant 1
AM SP 04802-B RE-1 S1Side B runout, Variant 1
AM SP 04802-A RE-2 P3..Side A runout, Etched, Variant 2
AM SP 04802-B P3.Side B runout, Etched, Variant 2
AM SP 04802-A RE-2 P3··Side A runout, etched, variant 1
AM SP 04802-B P3·Side B runout, etched, variant 1
AM SP04802-A RE-2 P3·· DSide A runout, etched [D stamped], variant 2
AM SP 04802-B P3· .Side B runout, etched, variant 2
T 1S AM SP 04802-A RE-1 S3∙∙Runout Side A, etched [Variant 1]
T 1 AM SP 04802-B T4∙∙Runout Side B, etched [Variant 1]
SP-04802-ASide A Label
SP-04802-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | A&M Records L 37153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | A&M Records L 37153First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64802First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64802First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64802First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6077First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 37153First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Portugal | A&M Records SP-4802 / A&M Records 1PSP 4802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | A&M Records AMLH-64802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64802LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records SP-4802First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records SP-4802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK & Europe | A&M Records SQVR3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4802LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4802LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records 393 232-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 393 232-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of Argybargy are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1980 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 64802, released February 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 64802, SP-4802, L 37153, AMP-6077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH-64802-A1 tone 15 C and AMLH-64802-B1 10 C. 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.
