Vinyl pressings
by The Exploited · 1981
On Stage was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 2 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.
EXP+LP+2001+AA PORKY PRIME CUT LYN105 78 NEWS FLASH! WOMENS LIB 13.
EXP+LP+2001+BLYN 105 79 ORLAKE PORK A PENGUIN.
EXP + LP + 2001 A News Flash! Womans Lib 13. A Porky Prime Cut. LYN - 10578.Runout Side A
EXP + LP + 2001 B Pork A Penguin. Orlake. LYN - 10579.Runout Side B
& Text Side (A). A PORKY PRIME CUT. NEWS FLASH ! WOMENS LIB 13. EXP+2001+A
& Text Side (B) PORK A PENGUIN. EXP+LP+2001+B
EXP + LP + 2001 A News Flash! Womans Lib 13. A Porky Prime Cut.Runout Side A
EXP + LP + 2001 B Pork A Penguin. Orlake.Runout Side B
& Text Side (A). A PORKY PRIME CUT. NEWS FLASH ! WOMENS LIB 13. EXP+2001+A
& Text Side (B) PORK A PENGUIN. EXP+LP+2001+B
LYN-10578 NEWS FLASH ! WOMENS LiB 13. EXP+2001+A A PORKY PRIME CUT.Side A, runout, etched
PORK A PENGUIN. EXP+LP+2001+B LYN-10579 ORLAKESide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Sweden | The Exploited Record Company Exp LP 2001First yearLP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | Sweden | The Exploited Record Company Exp LP 2001LP, Album, Partially Unofficial, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Partially Unofficial, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | UK | The Exploited Record Company EXP LP 2001First yearLP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | UK | The Exploited Record Company EXP LP 2001First yearLP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | UK | The Exploited Record Company EXP LP 2001First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | UK | The Exploited Record Company EXP LP 2001First yearLP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | UK | The Exploited Record Company EXP LP 2001First yearLP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | UK | The Exploited Record Company EXP LP 2001First yearLP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | UK | The Exploited Record Company EXP LP 2001First yearLP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Partially Unofficial · Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | Japan | Vap 35112-25LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | Vap 35112-25LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1985 | Poland | Poljazz K-PSJ-003 / The Exploited Record Company EXP LP 2001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Dojo DOJOLP9 / Dojo DOJO LP9LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV193LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV193LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV193LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of On Stage are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1981 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Sweden. One of them is The Exploited Record Company EXP LP 2001, released November 9, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EXP LP 2001, Exp LP 2001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EXP+LP+2001+A and EXP+LP+2001+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.
