Vinyl pressings
by The Associates · 1982
Club Country 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.
7 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ASC 2 A1 ARUN LB W-L W2 F/3Side A, runout etched, variant 1
ASC 2 B2 F/I W-L W-16Side B runout etched, variant 1
ASC 2 A1 ARUN LB W-L W9 F/3Side A, runout etched, variant 2
ASC 2 B2 FI W-L W14Side B, runout etched, variant 2
ASC 2 T A2 FI W-L 326A-Side, hand-etched - Variant 1
ASC 2 T B2 FI W-L 327B-Side, hand-etched - Variant 1
ASC 2 T A2 FI W-L W13A-Side, hand-etched - Variant 2
ASC 2 T B2 FI W-L W11B-Side, hand-etched - Variant 2
ASC 2 A1 ARUN LB W-L W 2A-side, hand-etched
ASC 2 B2 TM W 1B-side, hand-etched
R/S Alsdorf RS 115 A ARUN R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶3̶ ̶A̶Side A, runout stamped/etched
R̶S̶ ̶1̶1̶3̶ ̶B̶ R/S Alsdorf 115 BSide B, runout stamped/etched
ASC 2 A1 ARUN LB F/2 W-LA-Side, hand-etched
ASC 2 B2 F/2 W-LB-Side, hand-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Unknown | Associates asc2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Associates asc2First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1982 | Ireland | Beggars Banquet asc2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | WEA Z 10067First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Associates asc2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Associates asc2tFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet asc2First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | BMG L12asc212", Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Associates ASC 2 T / Associates asc2t12", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | Associates asc2t12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Club Country are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1982 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Ireland, New Zealand. One of them is Associates asc2, released April 29, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use asc2, asc2t, Z 10067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ASC 2 A1 ARUN LB W-L W2 F/3 and ASC 2 B2 F/I W-L W-16. 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.
