Vinyl pressings
by Status Quo · 1984
Live At The N.E.C. was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. 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 1984, the album's first year, in 7 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.
818 947 1 1Y 1 (P)1982 670 06 1•12Variant 1 Side A Stamp
818 947 1 2Y 1 (P)1982 670 04 1•14Variant 1 Side B Stamp
818 947 1 1Y 1 (P)1982 670 06 1 3 7Variant 2 Side A Stamp
818 947 1 2Y 1 (P)1982 670 04 1 3 7Variant 2 Side B Stamp
818 947 1 1Y 1 ℗ 1982 670 06 1 2Side A, stamped - Variant 1
818 947 1 2Y 1 ℗ 1982 670 04 1 2Side B, stamped - Variant 1
818 947 1 1Y 1 ℗ 1982 670 06 1 3 3Side A, stamped - Variant 2
818 947 1 2Y 1 ℗ 1982 670 04 1 3 1Side B, stamped - Variant 2
818 94 1 1Y 1 ℗1982 670 06 1 3 0Runout side A
818 94 1 2Y 1 ℗1982 670 04 1 3 13Runout side B
818 947-1.1On label side A
818 947-1.2On label side B
818 947-1ASide A Stamp
818 947-1BSide B Stamp
015 818947 1 // 1 380 POLYGRAMSide A Stamp
015 818947 1 // 2 380 POLYGRAMSide B Stamp
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australasia | Vertigo 818 947-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Vertigo L.P.-31011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Vertigo 818 947-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Vertigo 818 947-1 / Vertigo 818 947-1 QFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Vertigo 818 947-1Q / Vertigo 818 947-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Vertigo 818 947-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Vertigo 818 947-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Portugal | Vertigo 818 947-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Vertigo 818 947-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Vertigo 818 947-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Vertigo 5777092LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Live At The N.E.C. are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1984 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Netherlands, Australasia, Ecuador, France and more. One of them is Vertigo 818 947-1, released August 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 818 947-1, L.P.-31011, 818 947-1Q) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 818 947 1 1Y 1 (P)1982 670 06 1•12 and 818 947 1 2Y 1 (P)1982 670 04 1•14. 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.
