Vinyl pressings
by Steve Hillage · 1975
Fish Rising was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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 2031 A-2U O RJLRunout side A, variant 1
V 2031 B 1 RJL 7 1Runout side B, variant 1
V 2031 A-3 1 ORunout side A, stamped, variant 2
V 2031 B-1 RJL 1 GTRunout side B, stamped (RJL-scratched), variant 2
V 2031 A-3 T 1Runout side A
V 2031 B-1 RJL TRRunout side B
ST-VR-753379-BBB A1 GP PRCSide One
ST-VR-753380 AAA-1 A7 GP PRCSide Two
ST-VR-753379- B AT GP PRA-side runout etched
ST-VR-753380 A AT GP PRB-side runout etched
ST-VR-753379 PRA-side label
ST-VR-753380 PRB-side label
ST-VR-753379-BB AT GP [Monarch Logo] △19884(1) PRRunout side A, etched/stamped
ST-VR-753380 AA AT GP [Monarch Logo] △19884-X(1) PRRunout side B, etched/stamped
ST-VR-753379-MOLabel side A
ST-VR-753380-MOLabel side B
ST-VR-753380- ASide A
ST-VR-753379- BSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brazil | Virgin VRLP-12004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Virgin VR 13-118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 940 507 / Virgin XBLY 940.507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | Virgin 89041-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2031LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Virgin VR 13-118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Virgin VR 13-118First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Virgin VR 13-118First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Virgin VR 13-118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Virgin L35530First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Virgin YX-7051-VRFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Virgin VR 13-118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 28LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 28 / Virgin V2031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Virgin OVED 28LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Virgin 0602537540495LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Virgin 2933 738LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Virgin 202611LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 89 041 XOT / Virgin V 2031LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Virgin 89041 I / Virgin 89.041-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin V 2031LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 28LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Fish Rising are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1975 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Virgin V 2031, released April 11, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2031, VR 13-118, L35530, YX-7051-VR) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2031 A-2U O RJL and V 2031 B 1 RJL 7 1. 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.
