Vinyl pressings
by The Fall · 1985
This Nation's Saving Grace 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.
6 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 5 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.
BEGA-67-A S.HANLEY! HE'S BACK. 1 MT. DAMONTSide A runout, variant 1
BEGA-67-B 1 MT. KASTLE NKROACHED OSide B runout, variant 1
BEGA-67-A S.HANLEY! HE'S BACK 1 MT DAMONT KSide A runout, variant 2
BEGA-67-B 1 MT DAMONT KASTLE NKROACHED ASide B runout, variant 2
PVC8940A HUBRunout Side A [Etched]
PVC8940-B HUBRunout Side B [Etched]
STERLINGRunout Side B [Stamped]
VOG-1-3361-A CR SnB 230 ELSide A runout
VOG-1-3361-B CR SnB 230 ELSide B runout
08-23454-IA-I ASide A runout, stamped
08-23454-IB-I ASide B runout, stamped
08-23454-1Label side A
08-23454-2Label side B
BEGA 67 ASide A
BEGA 67 BSide B
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 | Canada | Vertigo VOG 1 3361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Torso Torso 33008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | New Zealand | Beggars Banquet BEGA 67First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 67First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1985 | US | PVC Records PVC 8940 / Beggars Banquet PVC 8940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | PVC Records PVC 8940 / Beggars Banquet PVC 8940LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 67First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Yugoslavia | Jugodisk LPS-1094 / Jugodisk LPS 1094LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBL 67LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UK | Vinyl 180 VIN180LP015 / Beggars Banquet VIN180LP015LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2067LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 2010 | US | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2067LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2134LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 2015 | US | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2134LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2015 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2137LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation |
| 2015 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2134 / Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2135LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | UK & US | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2134LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2137 / Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2134LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2023 | UK & US | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2134LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2026 | UK, Europe & US | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 2134 / Beggars Banquet BBQ2134LPELP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of This Nation's Saving Grace are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1985 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEGA 67, released September 27, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEGA 67, PVC 8940, VOG 1 3361, Torso 33008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BEGA-67-A S.HANLEY! HE'S BACK. 1 MT. DAMONT and BEGA-67-B 1 MT. KASTLE NKROACHED O. 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.
