Vinyl pressings
by The Stranglers · 1981
La Folie was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 13 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.
LBG 30342 A-1U TOWNHOUSE 3 7Side A, stamped runout - Variant 1
TOWN HOUSE LBG 30342 B-2U 4 1Side B, stamped runout - Variant 1
LBG 30342 A-1U TOWNHOUSESide A, stamped runout - Variant 2
LBG 30342 B-1U TOWNHOUSESide B, stamped runout - Variant 2
LBG 30342 A-1U TOWNHOUSE GRunout side A, stamped
LBG 30342 B-1U TOWNHOUSE GRunout side B, stamped
LBG 30342 A-1U TOWNHOUSE 5Runout Side A, stamped
TOWN HOUSE LBG 30342 B-1U 7Runout Side B, stamped
M6 337464 2 [JCP] 83219 A 21Runout side A, stamped / [etched]
M6 337502 2 [JCP] 83219 B 21BRunout side B, stamped / [etched]
C 070-83219 AOn label side A
C 070-83219 BOn label side B
UAC 5101 LBG 30342 A MAXICUT OttoSide A runout etched
LBG 30342 B MAXICUT OttoSide B runout etched
LBG30342ASide A label
LBG30342BSide B label
83219-A1 20 1Runout side A, variant 1
83219-B1 14 1Runout side B, variant 1
83219-A1 1Runout side A, variant 2
83219-B1 1 0 1Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Liberty UAC. 5101 / EMI UAC-5101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Liberty 1A 064-83219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Liberty 1A 064-83219First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | Liberty LBG 30342 / Liberty 062-83 219First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Ireland | Liberty LBG 30342 / Liberty 0C 062-83 219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Israel | Liberty LBG 30342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Liberty 3C 064-83219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Liberty K28P-219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Liberty K28P-219First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Liberty LIBLP 1014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Portugal | Liberty LUK - 11C 076 - 83219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Portugal | Liberty c 076-33219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Portugal | Liberty CL 018LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1981 | Spain | Liberty 10C 066-083219 / Liberty LBG-30342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Liberty 10C 066-083219First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Not On Label (The Stranglers Self-released) CGLP7LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, All Media, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, All Media, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UK | Parlophone 5021732367815LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Fame 1A 038-1575391 / Liberty 1A 038-1575391LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Fame 1A 038-1575391 / Fame 1A 038 1575391LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of La Folie are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1981 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, France, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Liberty LBG 30342.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LBG 30342, 2C 070-83219, UAC. 5101, 1A 064-83219) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LBG 30342 A-1U TOWNHOUSE 3 7 and TOWN HOUSE LBG 30342 B-2U 4 1. 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.
