Vinyl pressings
by The Damned · 1982
Lovely Money 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.
BROP+149+ASide A, hand-etched, variant 1
BROP+149+BSide B, hand-etched, variant 1
BROP+149+A2 ORLAKESide A, hand-etched, variant 2
BROP+149+B2 ORLAKESide B, hand-etched, variant 2
BRO 149 A1 2 DAMONT ASide A runout
BRO 149 B3 1 DAMONT LSide B runout
BRO 149 A*Side A label
BRO 149 B*Side B label
BRO 149 A//2∇ 420 T 1 1 3 POUNDA TA1PESide A runout
BRO 149 DJ B//1∇ 420 T 1 1 5Side B runout
BRO 149 A1 DAMONTSide A runout
BRO 149 B3 DAMONTSide B runout
BRO 149 DJ A//1∇ 420 T 111Side A runout, stamped
BRO 149 DJ B//1∇ 420 T 11Side B runout, stamped
SMX 59795 P2A 3.45 2Side A runout
SMX-59796 W2A 2.56-4.24 2Side B runout
MX-59795Side A label
MX-59796Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Bronze K-8810 / Bronze BRO 149First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Australia | Bronze K-8810 / Bronze BRO 149First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | France | Bronze 891 029First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Germany | Bronze 104 486First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Bronze 104 486 / Bronze 104 486-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Bronze BRO 149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Bronze 104.486First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Bronze K 8810 / Bronze BRO 149First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Bronze BRO 149First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | Bronze BRO 149First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1982 | UK | Bronze BROP 149First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1982 | UK | Bronze BRO 149First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Bronze BRO 149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Russia | буд кон д60 4597Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Lovely Money are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Bronze BROP 149, released June 18, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BROP 149, BRO 149, K-8810, 891 029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BROP+149+A and BROP+149+B. 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.
