Vinyl pressings
by The Saints · 1984
A Little Madness To Be Free was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
Y P AR TX 91164 2 ROSE 38 A₂ Ʈ M6 347278 2Runout side A, stamped / etched
Y P ART X 91 165 1 ROSE 38 B Ʈ M6 347221 2Runout side B,, stamped / etched
yPartx 91.164Label side A
yPartx 91.165Label side B
VPL1 0437-A DBRunout A, hand-etched
VPL1 0437-B DBRunout B, hand-etched
VPL1 0437 ALabel A
VPL1 0437 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL10437 / RCA Victor VPL1-0437First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | New Rose Records ROSE 38 / New Rose Records R. 38First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | New Rose Records ROSE 38LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | France | New Rose Records ROSE 38 / New Rose Records rose 38LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Producciones Twins T 3027LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia & New Zealand | Mushroom L38872LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Mushroom L19352LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | New Rose Records ROSE 38 / New Rose Records R. 38LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | New Rose Records ROSE 38 / New Rose Records R. 38LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Spain | Producciones Twins 4T-3027-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of A Little Madness To Be Free are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1984 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in France, Australia & New Zealand. One of them is New Rose Records ROSE 38.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ROSE 38, VPL10437) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Y P AR TX 91164 2 ROSE 38 A₂ Ʈ M6 347278 2 and Y P ART X 91 165 1 ROSE 38 B Ʈ M6 347221 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.
