Vinyl pressings
by The Prodigy · 1991
Charly was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1991, the album's first year, in 4 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.
DAMONT 7 XLT 21 A1 4Run-out Etchings Side A (Variation 1)
DAMONT AD XLT 21 AA1 2Run-out Etchings Side AA (Variation 1)
DAMONT AC XLT 21 A1 4Run-out Etchings Side A (Variation 2)
DAMONT A XLT 21 AA1 3Run-out Etchings Side AA (Variation 2)
XLS 21 A1 1 DAMONT LYN 29285 PAULS! LRun-out etchings A side variant 1
XLS21 B1 DAMONT LYN EXCHANGE. 28286 MRun-out etchings AA side variant 1
XLS21 A1 1 DAMONT LYN 29285 PAULS! MRun-out etchings A side variant 2
XLS 21 B1 DAMONT 1 LYN. EXCHANGE. 29286 JRun-out etchings AA side variant 2
XLT 21 A1 DAMONT BSide A
XLT 21 AA1 DAMONT CSide AA
XLT· 21 - A1Etchings side A
XLT-21 AA side label
XLT-21 AAAA side label
XLT- 21 - B1Etchings side AA
XLS 21 A1 1 DAMONT LYN 29285 PAULS! ASide A
XLS21 B1 1 DAMONT LYN EXCHANGE. 28286 ASide AA
(A-Side): XLT 21 A1 DAMONT A
(AA-Side): XLT 21 AA1 DAMONT A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Germany | Blow Up INT 192.744First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Netherlands | Torso Dance Torso 12201First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLT 2112", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLT 21First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLT-21First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLS-21First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLT-21First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Germany | Blow Up INT 125.921First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Germany | Blow Up INT 110.926 / XL Recordings INT 110.926First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Netherlands | Torso Dance Torso 12201First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLT 21 / XL Recordings XLT-21First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLS-21First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLT-21First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Italy | GFB Records GFB 022First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Italy | GFB Records GFB 022First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | XL Recordings XLXV 150612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
16 vinyl pressings of Charly are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1991 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK, Germany, Netherlands, Italy. One of them is XL Recordings XLT 21, released August 12, 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XLT 21, XLS-21, XLT-21, INT 125.921) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DAMONT 7 XLT 21 A1 4 and DAMONT AD XLT 21 AA1 2. 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.
