Vinyl pressings
by The Angels · 1978
Face To Face 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.
2 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
APLP 031 A MAXICUT BY EMI AUSTRunout side A, stamped
APLP 031 B MAXICUT BY EMI AUSTRunout side B, stamped
APLP031ALabel side A
APLP031BLabel side B
Z20003-ASide A Label
Z20003-BSide 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 | New Zealand | Albert Productions Z20003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Albert Productions APLP.031 / Albert Productions APLP-031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Albert Productions APLP.031 / Albert Productions APLP-031LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Albert Productions APLP.031 / Albert Productions APLP-031LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1983 | Australia | Albert Productions APLP.031 / Albert Productions APLP-031LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | Australia | Albert Productions APLP.031 / Albert Productions APLP-031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Australia | Albert Productions 465237 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Australia | Albert Productions APLP 201304 / Albert Productions APLP201304LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Australia | BMG 538872811LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Albert Productions APLP.031 / Albert Productions APLP-031LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Face To Face are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Albert Productions APLP.031, released August 12, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APLP.031, Z20003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APLP 031 A MAXICUT BY EMI AUST and APLP 031 B MAXICUT BY EMI AUST. 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.
