Vinyl pressings
by The Go-Betweens · 1983
Before Hollywood was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ROUGH 54 A1 Λ TOWN HUSE AYE THERE'S THERL RUGSide A runout etched, Λ TOWN HUSE stamped
ROUGH 54 B2 Λ TOWN HOUSE LOVE FROM TWO WIMPS + WITCHSide B runout etched, Λ TOWN HOUSE stamped
△ MX204699 RTPRANZ008-1Runout (etched) side 1
MX204700 RTPRANZ008-S2Runout (stamped) side 2
MX204699Label side 1
MX204700Label side 2
TOWNHOUSE STUNN 508 A AYE THERE'S THERL RUB ROUGH 54-A1Runout Side A
TOWNHOUSE STUNN 508 A LOVE FROM TWO WIMPS & A Witch ROUGH 54 B1Runout Side B
CEL 6644A ROUGH 54 A1 TOWNHOUSE AYE THERE'S THERL RUBA-side runout etched
CEL 6644B ROUGH 54 B1 TOWNHOUSE LOVE FROM TWO WIMPS & A WITCHB-side runout etched
ROUGH 45 A1 D TOWNHUSE AYE THERE'S THERL RUBRunout side A, etched & stamped
ROUGH 45 B4 C TOWNHOUSE LOVE FROM TWO WIMPS & A WitchRunout side B, etched & stamped
054 A' FA-Side runout etching
054 B' FB-Side runout etching
054-AA-Side label
054-BB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Rough Trade RTRANZ 008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia & New Zealand | Stunn STUN 508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Celluloid CEL 6644 / Rough Trade CEL 6644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 7 / Rough Trade ROUGH 54First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Rough Trade Rough 054 / Rough Trade Rough 54First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rough Trade ROUGH 54 / Rough Trade VR22503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Rough Trade ROUGH 54 / MNW ROUGH 54First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 54First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | Rough Trade RTRANZ 008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Red Eye Records red lp 16 / Polydor 847 027-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Rough Trade ROUGH L54 / Rough Trade RTD 7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Before Hollywood are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1983 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Australia, Australia & New Zealand, France and more. One of them is Rough Trade ROUGH 54, released March 18, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ROUGH 54, RTRANZ 008, STUN 508, CEL 6644) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ROUGH 54 A1 Λ TOWN HUSE AYE THERE'S THERL RUG and ROUGH 54 B2 Λ TOWN HOUSE LOVE FROM TWO WIMPS + WITCH. 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.
