Vinyl pressings
by The Pop Group · 1979
Y 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.
5 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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.
S - 4 RAD 20 A3 1 EGRunout side A, variant 1
S - 4 RAD 20 B3 1 EGRunout side B variant 1
S-7 RAD 20 A3 1 EGRunout side A, variant 2
S-3 RAD 20 B3 1 EGRunout side B, variant 2
G-TIP RAD 20 A1 EG- A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A
G-TIP RAD 20 B1 EG-Runout side B
P-10705F1 0-79 Y 2-A-3 3 〄Runout, side A
P-10705F2 5-A- 3 〄Runout, side B
P-10705F1Label, side A
P-10705F2Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | Radar Records P-10705FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Radar Records P-10705FFirst yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Radar Records RAD 20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Radar Records RAD 20LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Radar Records RAD 20First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | UK | Radar Records RAD 20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UK | Radar Records Scan LP 14LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UK | Radar Records RAD 20LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Unknown | Radar Records RAD 20LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2019 | Europe | Mute LTPGYBOX1 / Mute TPGY1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, LP, Album, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, LP, Album, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Mute TPGY1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Europe | Mute TPGYBOX1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, LP, LP, Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, LP, LP, Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2019 | US | Mute 90513 / Mute TPGY1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Radar Records RAD 20LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Radar Records RAD 20LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Y are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Japan, New Zealand. One of them is Radar Records RAD 20, released April 20, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAD 20, P-10705F) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S - 4 RAD 20 A3 1 EG and S - 4 RAD 20 B3 1 EG. 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.
