Vinyl pressings
by The Damned · 1980
There Ain't No Sanity Clause was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year. 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.
CHIS 139 A U̶J̶ - 1U 5Side A runout, variant 1
CHIS 139 B-1U 0Side B runout, variant 1
CHIS 139 A U̶J̶ - 1U 3 1Side A runout, variant 2
CHIS 139 B-1U 0 7 1Side B runout, variant 2
CHIS 139 B DJ-1U G 1
LPFB 8G 2
CHIS 139 A DJ - 1U G 1Side A runout
LPFB 8G 2Side B runout
CHIS 139 A-1U LOOK MUM NO HANS! G 1Side A runout
LPFB 8G 2Side B runout
LPFB 8G 2Side A runout
CHIS 139 B-1U G 1Side B runout
CHIS 139 A DJ-1USide A runout
CHIS 139 B DJ 1U LOOK MUM NO HANS!Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 139 (DJ)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 139 (DJ)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1980 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 139 (DJ)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1980 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 139First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1980 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 139First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1980 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 139First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1980 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 139First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 927", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Big Beat Records NST 9212", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 927", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 927", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Big Beat Records NST 9212", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Big Beat Records NST 9212", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 927", Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of There Ain't No Sanity Clause are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1980 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK. One of them is Chiswick Records CHIS 139, released November 24, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHIS 139, CHIS 139 (DJ)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHIS 139 A U̶J̶ - 1U 5 and CHIS 139 B-1U 0. 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.
