Vinyl pressings
by The Adverts · 1978
Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts 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.
4 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year. 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.
BRL-201-A-1 4 ASide A runout, etched / stamped - variant 1
BRL-201-B-1 2 ASide B runout, etched / stamped - variant 1
BRL-201-A-1 4 ASide A runout, etched / stamped - variant 2
BRL-201-B-1 3 ASide B runout, etched / stamped - variant 2
BRL 201·A3 MASTERED BY NICK WSide A, Etched
BRL 201-B3Side B, Etched
BRL-201-A-1Side A runout, etched
BRL-201-B-1Side B runout, etched
BRL-201-A-1 4 ∴Side A runout, etched / stamped
BRL-201-B-1 2 ∴Side B runout, etched / stamped
BRL.201ASide A label
BRL.201BSide B label
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 | UK | Bright Records BRL 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Bright Records BRL 201First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | UK | Bright Records BRL 201LP, Album, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | UK | Bright Records BRL 201First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1978 | UK | Bright Records BRL 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Butt ALSO 002 / Bright Records BRL 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Butt ALSO 002 (BRL 201)LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | UK | Butt ALSO 002 / Bright Records BRL 201LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 1988 | UK | Bright Records BUL 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Link Records CLINK 1LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | UK | Link Records CLINK 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | UK | Link Records CLINK 1LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Italy | Not On Label (The Adverts)LP, Unofficial Release, Album, Reissue · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Album, Reissue · Unofficial |
| 2005 | Unknown | Bright Records BRL 201LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2005 | Unknown | Bright Records BRL 201LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Fire Records FF143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | UK | Fire Records FR143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Fire Records FIRELP143LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1978 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK. One of them is Bright Records BRL 201, released February 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRL 201) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BRL-201-A-1 4 A and BRL-201-B-1 2 A. 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.
