Vinyl pressings
by The Buggles · 1980
The Age Of Plastic was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 25 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.
ILPS 9585 A-2U 3 STRAWBERRY SeanSide A runout, variant 1
ILPS 9585 B-2U 42 D7H7Side B runout, variant 1
ILPS 9585 A-2U 7 STRAWBERRY SeanSide A runout, variant 2
ILPS 9585 B-2U 8 D7H7Side B runout, variant 2
ILPS - 1 - 9585 WW1 #3 --< STERLINGA runout
ILPS - 2 - 9585 WW1 --<B runout
ST-IL-83 5182 AA
ST-IL-83 5181 AB
ILPS 1 9585 WW1 #2 ooo --<A Side Runout - Etched
ILPS-2-9585 WW1 #2 ---<B Side Runout - Etched
STERLINGBoth Sides Runout - Machine Stamped
ILPS -1- 9585 LW3 ∙Side A
ILPS -2- 9585 LW4 ∙Side B
STERLING ✽Stamped Both Sides
0 ILPS-1- 9585 -JW1 #1 STERLINGSide A runout
0 ILPS-2- 9585-JW1 #1 STERLINGSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | US | Island Records ILPS 9585LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Island Records SUP-80055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Island Records L37155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Island Records L37155First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Austria | Island Records 201 290-320 / Island Records 201 290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Bolivia | Ariola ALS - 1000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Island Records 201 290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9585First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Colombia | Island Records 18(0331)00094 / Ariola 18(0331)00094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Island Records 820101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Island Records 9123 056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Island Records 9123 056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Island Records 31 252 0LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Germany | Island Records 201 290 / Island Records 201 290-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Island Records 201 290 / Island Records 201 290-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Island Records ILPS 9585 / Island Records 14C 062-63521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Not On Label LETV500LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV500LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV500LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | PrinceLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Island Records 7 90090-1 / Island Records 90090-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
46 vinyl pressings of The Age Of Plastic are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1979 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, South Africa, Argentina and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9585, released February 4, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9585, ML 4387, SUP-80055, L37155) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9585 A-2U 3 STRAWBERRY Sean and ILPS 9585 B-2U 42 D7H7. 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.
