Vinyl pressings
by The Members · 1980
1980 - The Choice Is Yours was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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-2153-A2 RAY SSide A runout, variant 1
V-2153-B2 RAYSSide B runout, variant 1
V.2153.A.3 RAYS ΛSide A runout, variant 2
V.2153.B.3 ΛSide B runout, variant 2
V-2153-A2 RAY SRunout A
V-2153-B2 RAYSRunout B
V2153A FxVariant 1: Runout A
V2153B FxVariant 1: Runout B
SMX56037 P2ASide A runout
SMX56038 P2ASide B runout
SMX56037Side A label
SMX56038Side B label
2933 717 1Y >< ̶P̶O̶L̶ VIG139 2933717 1Y 380=POLYGRAM DU 2 A1Runout side A
VIG ̶P̶O̶L̶ 139 2933717 B 380 POLYGRAM A1Runout side B
2933 717 1Label side A
2933 717 2Label side B
202099 A-1 /80 S Made in GermanyStamped runout side A
202099 B-1 /80 S Made in GermanyStamped runout side B
S 202 099 AMatrix on label side A
S 202 099 BMatrix on label side B
VIL 12153-1 △△Matrix etched on label side A
Vil 12153 -2Matrix etched on label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Virgin L 37266 / Virgin V 2153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Virgin VGL.37266 / Virgin L 37266LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | France | Virgin 2933 717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Virgin 202 099-320 / Virgin 202 099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6961First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6961First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Virgin 202 099 / Virgin 202 099-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Virgin VV-33.045YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Virgin VIR(L) 3011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Virgin V 2153First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Virgin V 2153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Virgin V 2153LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of 1980 - The Choice Is Yours are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Virgin V 2153, released April 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2153, L 37266, 2933 717, 202 099-320) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-2153-A2 RAY S and V-2153-B2 RAYS. 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.
