UK
1989- Label and catalog number
- Fire Records FIRE LP21
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Television Personalities · 1989
Privilege was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
FIRELP-21- A1 ✱ MAX.A
FIRELP-21-B1 ✱ MAX.B
FIRELP-21-A1 ✱ MAX. S-23262Side A runout
FIRELP-21-A1 ✱ MAX. S-23263Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | Fire Records FIRE LP21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Fire Records FIRE LP21First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | UK | Fire Records FIRE LP21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Fire Records FIREUS2-1 / Fire Records FIREUS 2-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Fire Records FIREUS2LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Fire Records RTD 121 / Rough Trade RTD 121LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Fire Records RTD 121 / Rough Trade RTD 121LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1990 | Greece | Hitch-Hyke Records Lift 016LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Greece | Hitch-Hyke Records Lift 016LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Fire Records FIRE LP21LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Privilege are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1989 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US. One of them is Fire Records FIRE LP21.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FIRE LP21, FIREUS2-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.