Vinyl pressings
by The Records · 1979
Teenarama 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.
13 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
VS 250.A.2 tone C ⋀Side A runout etched / stamped, variant 1
VS 250.B.2 tone C ⋀Side B runout etched / stamped, variant 1
·VS 250·A·2 tone ⋀Side A runout etched / stamped, variant 2
VS-250·B-2 tone ⋀ 2Side B runout etched / stamped, variant 2
ST-VA-37688-1 CtGP (Specialty Records Logo) 1-1Matrix/Runout Side A
ST-VA 37523-1 CtGP 1-1 (Specialty Records Logo)Matrix/Runout Side B
ST-VA37688-3/4
VA-37688-1 {SRC} 1-1Side A runout, hand-etched {stamped}
VA-37688-1 @t GP {SRC} 1-1Side B runout, hand-etched {stamped}
VA-37688 SPSide A label
ST-VA-37688 SPSide B label
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 | Australia | Virgin k-7716First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Virgin VS 1103First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Virgin DJ 27First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Germany | Virgin 100 677 / Virgin 100 677-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Portugal | Virgin VV45 014 ESFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Portugal | Virgin V V45 014 ESFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Virgin VS 250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 67002First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VS 67002First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Virgin DSKO 219First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 67002First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 67002First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 67002First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Teenarama are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Virgin VS 250.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS 250, VA 67002, VS 67002, DSKO 219) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VS 250.A.2 tone C ⋀ and VS 250.B.2 tone C ⋀. 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.
