Vinyl pressings
by The Human League · 1979
Reproduction was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
V-2133-A - 1 DEPEND ON US Ʊ ∴ ORunout side 1 etched / stamped
V-2133-B - 1 To you G.H. Ʊ ∴ ORunout side 2 etched / stamped
V-2133-A - 1 DEPEND ON US Ʊ ∴ - -Runout variant 2, side A etched / stamped
V-2133-B - 1 To you G.H. Ʊ ∴ 3 -Runout variant 2, side B etched / stamped
V2133 A3Side A runout, etched
TOWN HOUSESide A runout, stamped
V2133 B3 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout, etched
V-2133-A2 PORKY ∴Variant 1 side A runout
V-2133-B2 V-3122-BC A PORKY PRIME CUT ∴Variant 1 side B runout
V-2133-A2 PORKYVariant 2 side A runout
V⋅2133⋅B⋅3 A PORKY PRIME CUT ∴Variant 2 side B runout
V-2133-A - 1 DEPEND ON US Ʊ ∴ ORunout side 1 etched / stamped
V-2133-B - 1 To you G.H. Ʊ ∴ ORunout side 2 etched / stamped
V-2133-A - 1 DEPEND ON US Ʊ ∴ - -Runout variant 2, side A etched / stamped
V-2133-B - 1 To you G.H. Ʊ ∴ 3 -Runout variant 2, side B etched / stamped
V2133 A5 TOWN HOUSE Variant 1 side A runout
V.2133.B4 BILBO TA1PE Variant 1 side B runout
V2133 A5 TOWN HOUSE C Variant 2 side A runout
.V.2133.B.4 BILBO TA1PE 4 D Variant 2 side B runout
V.XXXX.A6 V 2133 A6 JA Tape One ΛSide A runout
V.2133.B.4 BILBO TA1PE 1 2 ΛSide B runout
V2133ASide A label matrix
V2133BSide B label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Virgin L-37110 / Virgin V 2133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Virgin 2473 788First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Virgin 200 966 / Virgin 200966First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Virgin V2133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Virgin V-2133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V2133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V2133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Virgin 201019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Virgin 201 019 / Virgin 201 019-270First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Virgin 201 019 / Virgin 201 019-270First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V2133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V2133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V2133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin V2133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Virgin 2473 788 / Virgin V2133LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6944LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6944LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Portugal | Virgin VV-33.032LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Virgin V2133LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Virgin 603905LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Australia | Virgin V2133LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Virgin I-201019 / Virgin I-201.019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Virgin H-OVED 114LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Venezuela | Beta Record C.A. LPBS-1057LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Virgin 201 019 / Virgin 201 019-270LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Virgin 201 019 / Virgin 201 019-610LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | US | Virgin 7 90881-1 / Virgin 90881-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Italy | Virgin OVED 114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Virgin 477 747-3 / Universal Music Catalogue 00602547774736LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | UK | Universal Music Catalogue 00602547774736LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of Reproduction are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1979 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, France, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Virgin V2133, released October 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2133, 201019, 201 019, VIL 12133) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-2133-A - 1 DEPEND ON US Ʊ ∴ O and V-2133-B - 1 To you G.H. Ʊ ∴ 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.
