Vinyl pressings
by The Adicts · 1982
Sound Of Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, 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.
RAZ- 2 -A MT 1 RAYSRunout Side A, Etchings, Variant 1
RAZ- 2 -B MT 1 MVS S1Runout Side B, Etchings, Variant 1
RAZ- 2 -A MT 1 MVS S2 RAYSRunout Side A, Etchings, Variant 2
RAZ- 2 -B MT 1 MVS S3Runout Side B, Etchings, Variant 2
RAZ- 2 -A MT 1 RAYS.Runout Side A, Etchings
RAZ- 2 -B MT 1Runout Side B, Etchings
RAZLP 2/1Label A, printed
RAZLP 2/2Label B, printed
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | Razor Records RAZLP 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Razor Records RAZ 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Razor Records RAZ 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Victoria VLP - 35LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Victoria VLP - 35LP, Album, Reissue, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Reissue, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | Vap 35164-25LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Japan | Vap 35164-25LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UK | Razor Records RAZ1996LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 171LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2006 | US | Taang! Records Taang 171LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2007 | UK | Step-1 Music STEPPDLP 175LP, Picture Disc, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2008 | US | Taang! Records Taang! 171LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | US | Taang! Records Taang! 171LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Taang! Records Taang! 171LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Spain | Beat Generation BEAT 41LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Taang! Records Taang! 171LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | France | restless empire CULT28LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS131LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS131LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 90LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Razor Records RAZ 2LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
32 vinyl pressings of Sound Of Music are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1982 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Italy. One of them is Razor Records RAZ 2, released November 12, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAZ 2, RAZLP 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RAZ- 2 -A MT 1 RAYS and RAZ- 2 -B MT 1 MVS S1. 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.
