Vinyl pressings
by The Motors · 1977
1 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.
13 pressings came out in 1977, 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-2089-A-3 A PORKY PRIME CUT 2Side A runout variant 1
V 2089-B-2 A PECKO MASTER ROOMSide B runout variant 1
V-2089-A-3 6 B A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout variant 2
V-2089-B-2 4 A PECKO MASTER ROOMSide B runout variant 2
AL-34924-1B @tGPSide 1 Runout (etched)
P B BSide 1 Runout (stamped)
BL-34924-1A @tGPSide 2 Runout (etched)
PSide 2 Runout (stamped)
TI AL-34924-1D @tGPRunout Side A, Etched
ATLANTIC STUDIOS G.P.Runout Side A, stamped
TI BL-34924-1G @tGPRunout Side B, Etched
AL 34924Label Side A
S1 AL-34924-1E A3 ATLANTIC STUDIOS G.P.Runout Side A, Etched, Except ATLANTIC STUDIOS G.P. stamped
S1 BL-34924-1E @tGP A1Runout Side B, Etched
AL 34924Label Side A
BL 34924Label, Side B
SMX . 51605 .. 2 ASide A, Etched
SMX . 51606 .. 2 ASide B, Etched
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 | Australia | Virgin L-36,444 / Virgin L 36444First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Benelux | Virgin 25457 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Virgin V-2089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Virgin 2473 729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Virgin 25 457 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Virgin ML 4144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Virgin V 2089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | Virgin V 2089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | Virgin V 2089LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Virgin PZ 34924First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Virgin PZ 34924First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Virgin PZ 34924First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Virgin PZ 34924First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Virgin V 2089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of 1 are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is Virgin V 2089, released September 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2089, PZ 34924, L-36,444, 25457 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-2089-A-3 A PORKY PRIME CUT 2 and V 2089-B-2 A PECKO MASTER ROOM. 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.
