Vinyl pressings
by The Heartbreakers · 1977
L.A.M.F. was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2409218 A//2 M 11 6 A PORKY PRIME CUT SPEEDY'S HIC DE FICRunout A, variant 1
2409218 B//2 M 11 10 A PORKY PRIME CUT SK GENIUSRunout B, variant 1
2409218 A//2 M 12 14 A PORKY PRIME CUT SPEEDY'S HIC DE FICRunout A, variant 2
2409218 B//2 M 1 21 3 A PORKY PRIME CUT SK GENIUSRunout B, variant 2
2409218 A//2▽E420 JARun-out side A, stamped/etched
2409218 B//2▽E420 JARun-out side B, stamped/etched
2409-218 ALabel side A
2409-218 BLabel side B
2409218 A PORKY PRIME CUT 2409218 A/2MSide A runout
L.A.M.F. A SPEEDY SPECIAL 2409218 B/1 MSide B runout
GKAY 31838 1S T1D-1A1 12 △ PSide A runout
GKAY 31839 1S T1D-1A1 16 △ PSide B runout
GKAY 31838Side A label
GKAY 31839Side B label
BLY 940552 ASide A
BLY 940552 BSide B
2409 218 S 1 320 CSide A [Stamped]
2409 218 S 2 320 BSide B [Stamped]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | France | Track Record 940552First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Track Record 2409 218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Track Record 2409 218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Track Record 2409 218 / Polydor 2409 218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Norway | Track Record 2409 218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2409 218 / Track Record 2409-218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2409218First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1977 | Italy | Track Record ZPLTR 34025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Track Record ZPLTR 34025First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2409 218 / Track Record 2409-218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | France | Phonac Records PHONAC 426 162LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Jungle Records FREUDLP104LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Jungle Records TRACKLP77TLP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Jungle Records TRACKLP77LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Jungle Records TRACKLP77LP, Album, Record Store Day, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of L.A.M.F. are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1977 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Italy, France, Germany and more. One of them is Track Record 2409 218, released October 3, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2409 218, 2409218, ZPLTR 34025, 940552) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2409218 A//2 M 11 6 A PORKY PRIME CUT SPEEDY'S HIC DE FIC and 2409218 B//2 M 11 10 A PORKY PRIME CUT SK GENIUS. 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.
