Vinyl pressings
by The Human League · 1983
Fascination 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.
48 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 21 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.
VS 569-12 A2Side A - runout, variant 1
VS 569-12 B1Side B - runout, variant 1
VS 569-12 A2 timtom-cbs BSide A - runout, variant 2
VS 569-12 B2 :) TY BSide B - runout, variant 2
VS 569 A1 timtom cbsSide A, hand-etched runout - variant 1
VS 569 B1Side B, hand-etched runout - variant 1
VS 569 A2 TimTom cbsSide A, hand-etched runout - variant 2
VS 569 B2 TYSide B, hand-etched runout - variant 2
VS 569 A2Side A runout variant 1
VS 569 B2Side B runout variant 1
VS 569 A1 timtom-cbs DSide A runout variant 2
VS 569 B1 TY BSide B runout variant 2
VS 569 A3 POUNDA TA1PERunout side A etched, variant 1
VS 569 B3Runout side B etched, variant 1
VS 569 A3 POUNDA TA1PE 0 CRunout side A etched/stamped, variant 2
VS 569 B3 1 3 ARunout side B etched/stamped, variant 2
VS 569 A1 timtom-cbs DSide A runout
VS 569 B2 ty DSide B runout
VS 569-ASide A - label
VS 569-BSide B - label
VS 56912 A-1U-1-1- timtom-cbsSide A - runout
VS 56912 B-2U-1-1-X1 TYSide B - runout
VS 569-12ASide A - label
VS 569-12BSide B - 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 | Virgin VS 56912First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | Virgin VS 569First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | Virgin VS 56912First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | Virgin VS 1165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Virgin DJV 112First year12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Advance, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Advance, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | Virgin VS 1165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | El Salvador | RCA Victor RUS-059First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Europe | Virgin 600 842 / Virgin 600 842-213First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Virgin 105 331 / Virgin 105 331-100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Finland | Virgin VS 569First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Finland | Virgin VS 569-12First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | France | Virgin 600 842 / Virgin 600842First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Virgin 105331First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Virgin VG2000Z / Virgin 062-VG2000ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | Virgin VS 569First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
49 vinyl pressings of Fascination are listed here, from 21 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Mexico, New Zealand and more. One of them is Virgin VS569-12, released April 11, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS569-12, VS 569, AM-2547, SP-17227) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VS 569-12 A2 and VS 569-12 B1. 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.
