Vinyl pressings
by The Normal · 1978
T.V.O.D. / Warm Leatherette 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.
7 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MUTE-001-A LYN-6023-1SC MAXRunout side A
MUTE-001-B LYN-6024-1SC MAXRunout side B
MUTE 001A*Label side A
MUTE 001B*Label side B
NORM+001+B̸ ASide A
NORM+001+A̸ BSide B
MUTE+001+A LYN-6023 N̶O̶R̶M̶+̶0̶0̶1̶+̶B̶Side A Etched variant 1
MUTE+001+B LYN-6024 N̶O̶R̶M̶+̶0̶0̶1̶+̶A̶ ̶Side B Etched variant 1
MUTE+001+A LYN-6023 A N̶O̶R̶M̶+̶0̶0̶1̶+̶B̶Side A Etched variant 2
MUTE+001+B LYN-6024 N̶O̶R̶M̶+̶0̶0̶1̶+̶A̶ BSide B Etched variant 2
N̶O̶R̶M̶+̶0̶0̶1̶ ̶+̶A̶ MUTE-001-ASide A - Etched
N̶O̶R̶M̶+̶0̶0̶1̶ ̶+̶B̶ MUTE-001-BSide B - Etched
W1 MUTE-001+A LYN-6023 N̶O̶R̶M̶+̶0̶0̶1̶+̶B̶Side A runout
ƧW MUTE-001-B LYN-6024 N̶O̶R̶M̶+̶0̶0̶1̶+̶A̶ ̶Side B runout
SRE-1044-WAA-8518-S-WW2 ―◁ STERLINGRunout side A
SRE-1044-WAA-8519-S-JW1#1 ―◁ STERLINGRunout side B
SRE-1044-WAA-8518-S-JW1#2 STERLINGRunout side A variant
SRE-1044-WAA-8519-S-JW1#2 STERLINGRunout side B variant
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 | UK | Mute MUTE 001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Mute MUTE 001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Mute MUTE 001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Mute MUTE 001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRE 1044First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | US | Sire SRE 1044First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | UK | Mute MUTE 001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Celluloid LTM 2027", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | GAP Records SMU 435 / Mute SMU 4357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Mute INT 126.804 / Mute MUTE 00112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | US | Restless Records EPRO-14912", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Mute 7 71400-0 / Mute 12MUTE 00112", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1989 | Germany | Mute Mute 001 / Mute INT 126.91912", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UK | Mute MUTE 0017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, White Label, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, White Label, Stereo |
| 2009 | UK & US | Mute MUTE 0017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Mute MUTE 0017", 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | UK | Mute ESMUTE001 / Electronic Sound ESMUTE0017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Mute MUTE 0017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Mute MUTE 0017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Mute MUTE 0017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Mute MUTE 0017", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
21 vinyl pressings of T.V.O.D. / Warm Leatherette are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US. One of them is Mute MUTE 001, released October 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MUTE 001, SRE 1044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MUTE-001-A LYN-6023-1SC MAX and MUTE-001-B LYN-6024-1SC MAX. 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.
