Vinyl pressings
by The Clash · 1988
The Story Of The Clash (Volume 1) was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 12 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.
01 40̶60244 ² 1A1 BRunout side A, variant 1
01 460244 ² 1B1 ARunout side B, variant 1
01 460244 1C1 ARunout side C, variant 1
01 460244 31̶D1 ARunout side D, variant 1
460244-1 AI 2 AD2Side A runout variant 1
460244-1 BI 2Side B runout variant 1
460244-1 C 2Side C runout variant 1
460244-1 D 2Side D runout variant 1
AL 44036-1A MASTERDISK DMMSide 1 - Etched - Variant 1
BL 44036-1A MASTERDISK DMMSide 2 - Etched- Variant 1
AL 44037-1A MASTERDISK DMMSide 3 - Etched- Variant 1
BL 44037-1A MASTERDISK DMMSide 4 - Etched- Variant 1
AL-44036-A MASTERDISK DMMSide 1 - Hand Etched
BL-44036-A MASTERDISK DMMSide 2 - Hand Etched
AL-44037-1A MASTERDISK DMMSide 3 - Hand Etched
BL-44037-1A MASTERDISK DMMSide 4 - Hand Etched
Side 1 - Hand Etched: AL-44036-1A G5 MASTERDISK DMM A3
Side 2 - Hand Etched: BL-44036-1A G5 A4 MASTERDISK DMM
Side 3 - Hand Etched: AL-44037-1A G1 C8 MASTERDISK DMM
Side 4 - Hand Etched: BL-44037-1B DMM G2 A4 MASTERDISK
MX 218991 460244•1 MRSide A runout, etched
MX 218992 460244•1 MRSide B runout, etched
MX 218993 460244·1 MRSide C runout, etched
Mx 218994 460244·7 MRSide D runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia & New Zealand | CBS 460244 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Brazil | Epic 231.093 / Epic 231093-4First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Brazil | Epic 47-302First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Canada | Epic E2 44035 / Epic 44035First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 460244 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | CBS 460244 1 / CBS CBS 460244First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Greece | CBS CBS 460244 1 / CBS CBS 460244First yearLP, Compilation, Mispress | LP, Compilation, Mispress |
| 1988 | Israel | CBS CBS 460244 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Philippines | Epic E2 44035First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Portugal | CBS CBS 460244 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 460244 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 460244 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Epic E2 44035First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | US | Epic E2 44035First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | US | Epic E2 44035First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 210042-3-1312 / CBS 210042-3-1312LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1999 | UK | Columbia 495351 1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Epic 1 468848LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | CBS 460244 1 / CBS CBS 460244LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Spain | CBS/Sony CBS 460244 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of The Story Of The Clash (Volume 1) are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1988 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, UK, US, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is CBS CBS 460244 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 460244 1, 460244 1, E2 44035, 231.093) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01 40̶60244 ² 1A1 B and 01 460244 ² 1B1 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.
