The FallTotally Wired

Vinyl pressings

Totally Wired

by The Fall · 1980

10 pressings4 countriesNew WavePunkRock

Totally Wired 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Totally Wired

2 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.

UK

September 1980

Label and catalog number

Rough Trade RT 056

Format

7", 45 RPM, Single · WEA West Drayton

Runout / matrix

(ALI) RT 056 A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT NOT OFF HAND. S16Side A Runout, etched, Variant 1

(ALI) RT 056 B-1 THE ONLY REASON YOU KNOW THIS, IS THAT IT WAS WELL DOCUMENTED. S22Side B Runout, etched, Variant 1

(ALI) RT 056 A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT NOT OFF HAND. S1Side A Runout, etched, Variant 2

(ALI) RT 056 B-1 THE ONLY REASON YOU KNOW THIS, IS THAT IT WAS WELL DOCUMENTED. S1Side B Runout, etched, Variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

September 1980

Label and catalog number

Rough Trade RT056

Format

7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label

Runout / matrix

(ALI) RT 056 A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT NOT OFF HAND. S16Side A runout, etched, variant 1

(ALI) RT 056 B-1 THE ONLY REASON YOU KNOW THIS, IS THAT IT WAS WELL DOCUMENTED. S22Side B runout, etched, variant 1

(ALI) RT 056 A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT NOT OFF HAND. S1Side A runout, etched, variant 2

(ALI) RT 056 B-1 THE ONLY REASON YOU KNOW THIS, IS THAT IT WAS WELL DOCUMENTED. S1Side B runout, etched, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s6 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
1980	UK	Rough Trade RT 056First year7", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1980	UK	Rough Trade RT056First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label	7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label
1981	Australia	Rough Trade SRT 4057", Single	7", Single
1981	Australia	Rough Trade SRT 4057", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1981	Australia	Rough Trade SRT 4057", Single	7", Single
1981	New Zealand	Gap Records SRT 405 / Rough Trade SRT 4057", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single

2000s1 pressing

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
2002	Italy	Earmark 40014S-27", Single, Reissue	7", Single, Reissue

Year unknown3 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
?	UK	Rough Trade RT 0567", 45 RPM, Single, Repress	7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress
?	UK	Rough Trade RT 0567", 45 RPM, Single, Repress	7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress
?	UK	Rough Trade RT 0567", 45 RPM, Single, Repress	7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress

Tracklist

ATotally Wired3:25
BPutta Block4:35

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Totally Wired are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Totally Wired are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1980 and 2002.

When was Totally Wired first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK. One of them is Rough Trade RT 056, released September 1980.

How do I tell if my copy of Totally Wired is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RT 056, RT056) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (ALI) RT 056 A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT NOT OFF HAND. S16 and (ALI) RT 056 B-1 THE ONLY REASON YOU KNOW THIS, IS THAT IT WAS WELL DOCUMENTED. S22. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Totally Wired on vinyl worth?

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.

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