Vinyl pressings
by The Jam · 1978
All Mod Cons was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 7 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.
POLD 5008 A//1 STR 1 12 18 STRAWBERRYRunout side A, variant 1
POLD 5008 B//1 STR 1 14 1 STRAWBERRYRunout side B, variant 1
POLD 5008 A//1 STR 1 4 1 STRAWBERRYRunout side A, variant 2
POLD 5008 B//1 STR 1 5 3 STRAWBERRYRunout side B, variant 2
STRAWBERRY POLD 5008 A//1 STR 12Runout side A, variant 1
STRAWBERRY POLD 5008 B//1 STR 14Runout side B, variant 1
STRAWBERRY POLD 5008 A//1 STR 16Runout side A, variant 2
STRAWBERRY POLD 5008 B//1 STR 15 24Runout side B, variant 2
POLD 5008 A//2 ▽E 420Runout side A, variant 1
POLD 5008 B//3 ▽E 420Runout side B, variant 1
POLD 5008 A//2 ▽E 420 3 5 PPRunout side A, variant 2
POLD 5008 B//3 ▽E 420 1 2 1 URunout side B, variant 2
POLD 5008 A//2 ▽E420 11 1 1 PPSide A stamped, PP etched [variant 1]
POLD 5008 B//3 ▽ E420 11 2 5Side B stamped [variant 1]
POLD 5008 A//2 ▽E420 1 2 2 PPSide A stamped, PP etched [ variant 2]
POLD 5008 B//3 ▽ E420 12 3Side B stamped [ variant 2]
POLD 5008 A//2 ▽E 420 12 13 PPSide A, runout, stamped and etched (PP)
POLD 5008 B//3 ▽E 420 12 3Side B, runout, stamped
POLD 5008 A-2 J-1-2 DB.TAPE.oneA side runout
POLD 5008 B-2J-1- 1 DB.TAPE.oneB side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 2383517First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | Polydor POLD 5008 / Polydor 2442 155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Portugal | Polydor 2383 517First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2383 517First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2383 517First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor POLD 5008 / Polydor 2442 155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6188 / Polydor 2383 517First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6188 / Polydor 2383 517First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6188 / Polydor 2383 517First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor POLD 5008 / Polydor 2442 155First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor POLD 5008 / Polydor 2442 155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | Polydor 18MM 0543LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 108LP, Album, Reissue, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1999 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 108LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Polydor PD-6188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2008 | Europe | Polydor 0042282328212LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Polydor 0602537459100LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6188LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Polydor POLD 5008 / Polydor 2442 155LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| ? | US | Polydor PD-1-6188 / Polydor 2383 517LP, Album | LP, Album |
46 vinyl pressings of All Mod Cons are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1978 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Polydor POLD 5008, released November 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POLD 5008, PD-1-6188, 2383517, 2383 517) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POLD 5008 A//1 STR 1 12 18 STRAWBERRY and POLD 5008 B//1 STR 1 14 1 STRAWBERRY. 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.
