Vinyl pressings
by Steve Hillage · 1978
Green was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 11 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 - 2098 - A3 tone ♡Side A runout, variant 1
V - 2098 B - 2Side B runout, variant 1
V·2098·A3 tone♡ R CSide A runout, variant 2
V- 2098·B - 2 R ESide B runout, variant 2
S-14 V-2098-A-1Variant 1, A-side [hand-etched]
S-7 V-2098-B-2Variant 1, B-side [hand-etched]
S-13 V-2098 A-1 BVariant 2, A-side [hand-etched]
S-16 V-2098 B-2 CVariant 2, B-side [hand-etched]
V-2098-A-1 ⋀Side A runout
V-2098-B-1 ⋀Side B runout
V 2098-ASide A label
V 2098-BSide B label
VIL . 12098 - 1Side A
VIL . 12098 - 2Side B
10.4.78Side A
10.4.78Side B
SMX. 52293 ..2AEtched Side 1
SMX. 52294 ..2AEtched Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Festival Records L 36567 / Virgin V 2098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Festival Records L 36567 / Virgin VGL 36567LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Australia | Virgin L36567 / Virgin V-2098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Benelux | Virgin 25875 XOT / Virgin 25 875 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Canada | Virgin V2098 / Virgin V 2098First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Virgin 2473 747First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Virgin 2473 747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Virgin 25 875 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Virgin 25 875 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Israel | Virgin V2098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6918First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6918First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Virgin 25 875 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 30LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Virgin V 2098LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Virgin 202612LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Virgin 2473 747LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Virgin 2473 747LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 25 875-270 / Virgin 25 875 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Virgin 25875-ILP, Album | LP, Album |
30 vinyl pressings of Green are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1978 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Italy, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Virgin V2098, released April 14, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2098, VIL 12098, L 36567, L36567) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V - 2098 - A3 tone ♡ and V - 2098 B - 2. 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.
