Vinyl pressings
by The Damned · 1980
White Rabbit 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.
4 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 3 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.
M3 332 883 1 63 938 A 21Side A runout, stamped
M3 332 884 1 63 938 B 21Side B runout, stamped
C 008-63.938 ASide A label
C 008-63.938 BSide B label
LPFB 00 2Side A runout
CHIS 130 B-1 G I SLOW DOWN BUXTONSide B runout
CHIS 130 A-1 G I GET DOWN AND BUNNYSide A runout
LPFB 00 2Side B runout
0037 074 S1 320 1 ASide A runout
0037 074 S2 320 1 DSide B runout
0037.074 S 1Side A label
0037.074 S 2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Chiswick Records 2C 008-63938 / Chiswick Records C 008-63.938First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Chiswick Records 2C 008 639387", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Germany | Chiswick Records 0037.074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 130First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1980 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 130First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1983 | UK | Big Beat Records NST 8512", 45 RPM, Reissue, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, White Label |
| 1983 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 857", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Big Beat Records NST 8512", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 857", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Big Beat Records NST 8512", 45 RPM, Repress, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Repress, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 857", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 1307", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Big Beat Records NST 8512", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of White Rabbit are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1980 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in France, UK, Germany. One of them is Chiswick Records 2C 008-63938.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2C 008-63938, CHIS 130, 0037.074) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M3 332 883 1 63 938 A 21 and M3 332 884 1 63 938 B 21. 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.
