Vinyl pressings
by The Clash · 1982
Know Your Rights 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.
13 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 7 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 A2309 A-1 NSRunout side A, variant 1
CBS A2309 B-1Runout side B, variant 1
CBS A2309 A-1 NS 35 ARunout side A, variant 2
CBS A2309 B-1Runout side B, variant 2
CBS A2309 A-1 NSRunout side A
CBS A2309 B-1Runout side B
CBS A2309 A-1 NSSide A, variant 2
CBS A2309 B-1Side B, variant 1, 2
CBS A2309 A-1 NS 35 ∴Runout A etched / stamped, variant 2
[AGI logo] 82-5 CBSA 2309 ASide A runout
[AGI logo] 82-5 CBSA 2309 BSide B runout
01-2309-2A-1 ASide A runout, hand-etched, variant 1
01-2309-2B-1 ASide B runout, hand-etched, variant 1
01-2309-1A-1 ASide A runout, hand-etched, variant 2
01-2309-2B-1 ASide B runout, hand-etched, variant 2
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 | Australia | Epic ES-741First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ES 741 / Epic ES-741First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS A 2309 / CBS A 2309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | CBS A 2309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 07・5P-177First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 07・5P-177First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS A-2309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS A 2309First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Venezuela | CBS CBS-170First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | CBS A 2309 / CBS CBS A 2309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | CBS CBSA 2309 / CBS A 2309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | CBS A 2309 / CBS CBS A 2309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Unknown | CBS CBS A 2309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
13 vinyl pressings of Know Your Rights are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia, Europe, Italy and more. One of them is CBS A 2309, released April 23, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A 2309, CBSA 2309, CBS A 2309, ES-741) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS A2309 A-1 NS and CBS A2309 B-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.
