Vinyl pressings
by The Sound · 1980
Jeopardy was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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.
KODE - 2 - A1 POWER AND GLORY...Side A, variant 1
KODE - 2 - B1Side B, variant 1
POWER AND GLORY... W - 4 KODE - 2 - A1 SA 2Side A, variant 2
W - 2 KODE - 2 - B1Side B, variant 2
KODE - 2 - A-2 STRAWBERRY W060 W-2Side A runout
KODE - 2 - B1Side B runout
KODE 2 A*Side A label
KODE 2 B*Side B label
KODE - 2 - A1 STRAWBERRY F/1 [sideways] W-2Side A runout, etched; STRAWBERRY stamped
KODE - 2 - B1 W-4Side B runout, etched,
KODE 2 A*Side A label
KODE 2 B*Side B label
WEA58255 A 6C2Runout side A, stamped
WEA58255 B 5C1Runout side B, stamped
WEA 58.255-ALabel side A
WEA 58.255-BLabel side B
WEA58255 A 6C2Runout Side A
WEA58255 B 5C1Runout Side B
WEA58255 A 6C2Runout A side
WEA58255 B 5C1Runout B side
KOW 58255-ASide A label
KOW 58255-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Benelux | WEA WEA 58255 / WEA WEA 58.255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Korova KOW 58 255First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Korova KOW 58 255 / Korova Records KOW 58 255First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Korova KOW 58 255 / Korova KODE 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | WEA 58255First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Korova KOW 58 255 / Korova KODE 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | WEA KODE 2 / Korova KODE 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | WEA KODE 2 / Korova KODE 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Korova KODE 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Korova KODE 2LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | UK | Korova KODE 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Korova KODE 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Korova KODE 2LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2012 | US | 1972 if02LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | US | 1972 if02LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USA & Europe | Warner Music UK 5021732340719 / Korova KODE 2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Korova KOW 58 255LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Korova KOW 58 255LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Korova KOW 58 255 / Korova KODE 2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Korova KOW 58 255LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Korova KOW 58 255 / Korova (KODE 2)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Korova KOW 58 255LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Korova KOW 58 255LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Korova KOW 58 255LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Korova KOW 58 255LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | WEA 58255LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Jeopardy are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Benelux, France, Germany and more. One of them is Korova KODE 2, released November 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KODE 2, WEA 58255, KOW 58 255, 58255) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KODE - 2 - A1 POWER AND GLORY... and KODE - 2 - B1. 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.
