Vinyl pressings
by The Chaplin Band · 1977
The Party Is Over was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, 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.
5N-006-25875-A-35377-1-X HN C1 1Runout side A, variant 1
5N-006-25875-B-35378-1-X HN C1 1 1Runout side B, variant 1
5N 006-25875-ALabel side A
5N 006-25875-BLabel side B
5N-006-25875-A-35377-1-X HN 15 1 1Runout side A
5N-006-25875-B-35378-1-X HN 16 1 1Runout side B
5N 006-25875-ALabel side A
5N 006-25875-BLabel side B
25 875 A-1Runout side A
25 875 B-1Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Germany | Crystal 006 CRY 25 875First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Negram 5N 006-25875 / Negram 5N 006 N - 25875First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Negram 5N 006-25875 / Negram 5N 006 N - 25875First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | EMI Music Belgium 4B006-258757", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Belgium | Best Seller 4B006-258757", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Belgium | Best Seller 4B006-258757", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | France | Sonopresse 2S 008 258757", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Germany | Crystal 006 CRY 25 8757", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | EMI EMI 28177", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | EMI EMI 28177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of The Party Is Over are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Netherlands, Germany. One of them is Negram 5N 006-25875.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5N 006-25875, 006 CRY 25 875) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5N-006-25875-A-35377-1-X HN C1 1 and 5N-006-25875-B-35378-1-X HN C1 1 1. 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.
