Vinyl pressings
by The Damned · 1985
Phantasmagoria was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 11 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.
MCF 3275-A1 ARUN >Side A runout, variant 1
MCF 3275-A1Side B runout, variant 1
MCF 3275-A1 ARUN >Side A runout, variant 2
MCF 3275-B2 >Side B runout, variant 2
MCF 3275 A2 -ORLAKE- 1 ARUN 11Side A, etched, variant 1
MCF 3275 = B=4 ✳ 1 =ORLAKE=Side B, etched, variant 1
MCF 3275 A2 ORLAKE 1 ARUN 11Side A etched, variant 2
MCF3275 B//2▽420 T 11 3Side B stamped, variant 2
MCF 3275 A-3U-1-lSide A runout
MCF 3275 B-3U-1-lSide B runout
MCF 3275-ASide A label
MCF 3275-BSide B label
MCF-3275-A1 Λ ARUNSide A runout
MCF-3275-B-2 1 ΛSide B runout
MCF 3275-ASide A label
MCF 3275-BSide B label
MCF 3275 -A1 SWSide A runout
MCF 3275 -B2Side B runout
MCF 3275-ASide A label
MCF 3275-BSide B label
MCFP-3275-A JA. LYN-16305-ITO FHSide A [Etched]
MCFP-3275-B LYN-16306-ITO FHSide B [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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | MCA Records MCA 88022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Argentina | MCA Records MCA 88022First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Argentina | MCA Records 88022LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | MCA Records 3275-1 / MCA Records MCF 3275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-39039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | MCA Records 252 337-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Israel | MCA Records 252 337-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | MCA Records 25 2337-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | South Africa | MCA Records LMCA-3275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | MCA Records 2523 37 - 1 / MCA Records L252337-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | MCA Records L252337-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | UK | MCA Records MCFP 3275 6First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1985 | UK | MCA Records MCFW 3275 / MCA Records MCF 3275First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | UK | MCA Records MCFW 3275First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3275First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP105LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP105LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
42 vinyl pressings of Phantasmagoria are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1985 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is MCA Records MCF 3275, released July 15, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCF 3275, MCG 3275, MCFP 3275 6, MCFW 3275) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCF 3275-A1 ARUN > and MCF 3275-A1. 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.
