Vinyl pressings
by Swell Maps · 1980
....In "Jane From Occupied Europe" 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.
3 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 2 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.
A PORKY PRIME CUT ROUGH 15 A₁ MORIARTY PIZZA. (HA HA HA) EGSide A runout, hand-etched
"ACH... GLL!... CORWUMPH!" ROUGH 15 B₁ EGSide B runout, hand-etched
A PORKY PRIME CUT ROUGH 15 A1 MORIARTY PIZZA. (HA HA HA) EGSide A runout, hand-etched
"ACH... GLL!... CORWUMPH!" ROUGH 15 B1 EGSide B runout, hand-etched
ROUGH 15/1Side A, etched
ROUGH 15/2Side B, 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 | Italy | Base Record ROUGH 15 Y5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 15LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 15 / Rough Trade RUFF 15First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1980 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 15 / Rough Trade rough 15First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Rough Trade RTL-12LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Rough Trade RTL-12LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | GAP Records RTGAP 1003 / Rough Trade RTGAP 1003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Mute MAPS 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Spain | Munster Records MR 271LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Secretly Canadian SC109LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2012 | US | Secretly Canadian SC109LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Secretly Canadian SC109LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
12 vinyl pressings of ....In "Jane From Occupied Europe" are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1980 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Italy. One of them is Rough Trade ROUGH 15, released September 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ROUGH 15, ROUGH 15 Y5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A PORKY PRIME CUT ROUGH 15 A₁ MORIARTY PIZZA. (HA HA HA) EG and "ACH... GLL!... CORWUMPH!" ROUGH 15 B₁ EG. 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.
