Vinyl pressings
by The Clash · 1979
English Civil War was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
CBS-S-7082.A-1 TY ASide A runout, variant 1
CBS-S-7082.B-1 2 C TOOTS STRUMMER ASide B runout, variant 1
CBS-S-7082.A-1 TY 10 CSide A runout, variant 2
CBS-S-7082.B-1 TOOTS STRUMMER 11 ASide B runout, variant 2
CBS-S-7082.A-1 TY ARunout A etched
CBS-S-7082.B-1 TOOTS STRUMMERRunout B etched
CBS-S-7082.A-1 TY 5 ∴Runout A etched / stamped
CBS-S-7082.B-1 TOOTS STRUMMER 32 CRunout B etched / stamped
CBS-S-7082-A-1 TY 1 CRunout, side A
CBS-S-7082-B-1 TOOTS` STRUMMER Λ 4Runout, side B
S CBS 7082 ALabel, side A
S CBS 7082 BLabel, side B
-S-CBS-7082-A-1 TY DSide A label
-S-CBS-7082-B-1 TOOTS STRUMMER DSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS 7082First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 70827", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1979 | UK | CBS 7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS 7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Ireland | CBS CBS 7082 / CBS S CBS 7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 7082 / CBS S CBS 7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 7082 / CBS S CBS 7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 7082 / CBS S CBS 7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 7082 / CBS S CBS 7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7082 / CBS 7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 7082 / CBS S CBS 7082First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 7082 / CBS S CBS 70827", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
14 vinyl pressings of English Civil War are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is CBS CBS 7082, released February 23, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 7082, S CBS 7082, 7082) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS-S-7082.A-1 TY A and CBS-S-7082.B-1 2 C TOOTS STRUMMER 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.
