Vinyl pressings
by The Primitives · 1988
Crash was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
PB 41761 A1 TY1 ⋀Runout, side A
PB 41761 B1 TY1 ⋀Runout, side B
PB41761ALabel, side A
PB41761BLabel, side B
PT-41762-A-2Side A runout
PT 41762 B12̶ TY1 ASide B runout
PB+41761X+A2 SRT TY1Side A runout, etched / stamped
PB+41761X+B3 ORLAKE TY1Side B runout, etched / stamped
PB41761XASide A label
PB41761XBSide B label
PB-41761X-A2 TYI SRThandwritten Runout A-side
PB-41761X-B3 TYI OFLOVEhandwritten Runout B-side
PT-41762-A-2Side A runout
PT 41762 B12Side B runout
PT-41762-A-2Side A runout
PT 41762 B12̶ TY1 ⋀Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | RCA PT41762 / RCA Victor PT-41762First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | RCA PB41761First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | RCA PT41762First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Ireland | RCA PB 41761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | South Africa | RCA Victor RCAS 64First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Spain | RCA PT 41762First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Spain | RCA PB41761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | RCA PB 41761E / RCA PB 41761 XFirst year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1988 | UK | RCA PB 41761First year7", Single, White Label | 7", Single, White Label |
| 1988 | UK | RCA PB41761 / Lazy Recordings PB41761First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | RCA PB41761 / Lazy Recordings PB41761First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | RCA PT41762First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | RCA 8649-1-RDAAFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | RCA 8682-7-RAAFirst year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | RCA 8682-7-RFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Crash are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Australasia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA PB41761, released February 15, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB41761, PT41762, PB41761X, PB 41761E) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB 41761 A1 TY1 ⋀ and PB 41761 B1 TY1 ⋀. 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.
