Vinyl pressings
by The Stranglers · 1979
The Raven 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.
30 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 15 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.
UAG 30262 A-1U A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, variant 1
PORKY UAG 30262 B-1USide B runout, variant 1
UAG 30262 A-1U A PORKY PRIME CUT L V 1Side A runout, variant 2
PORKY UAG 30262 B-1U L O 2Side B runout, variant 2
UAG 30262 A-1U A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 1
UAG 30262 B-1U PORKYRunout side B, variant 1
UAG 30262 A-1U A PORKY PRIME CUT HC 1Runout side A, variant 2
UAG - 30262 B-1U CP 2 PORKYRunout side B, variant 2
BiLBO TA1PE UAG 30262 A-4USide A runout, variant 1
PORKY UAG 30262 B-1USide B runout, variant 1
A BILBO BOPPA! UAG 30262 A-3USide A runout, variant 2
PORKY UAG 30262 B-1USide B runout, variant 2
UAG 30262 A-1U A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout
PORKY UAG 30262 B-1USide B runout
UAG 30262ASide A label
UAG 30262BSide B label
A PORKY PRIME CUT UAG 30262 A-1USide A runout, variant 1
PORKY UAG 30262 B-1USide B runout, variant 1
UAG 30262 A-1U A PORKY PRIME CUT ∴ 1Side A runout, variant 2
UAG 30262 B-1U ∴ ↾ PORKYSide B runout, variant 2
UAG 30262 A-1U A PORKY PRIME CUTrun-out groove A
PORKY UAG 30262 B-1Urun-out groove B
UAG 30262 A-1U A PORKY PRIME CUT L V 1
PORKY UAG 30262 B-1U L O 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Liberty 3C064-82740 / Liberty 64 1827401LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Italy | United Artists Records 3C 064-82740LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL 4004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSUA 73106 / United Artists Records UAG 30262LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSUA 73106 / United Artists Records UAG 30262LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | United Artists Records UAC 5024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | United Artists Records UAC 5024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Canada | EMI America SQ-17190LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Europe | Liberty 1C 038-15 7604 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | EMI America SQ-17190LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV001PDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2004 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV001PDLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Not On Label (The Stranglers Self-released) CGLP4LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, All Media, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, All Media, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Liberty 1C 064-82 740 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-82 740LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Liberty 2C068-82.740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Liberty 2S 068 82740 / Sonopresse 2S 068 82740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Liberty 2S 068 82740 / Liberty 2C068-82.740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Liberty 2C 068 82740 / Liberty 2C068-82.740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Liberty 2C 068 82740 / Liberty 2C068-82.740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Liberty 1C 064-82 740 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-82 740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Liberty 1A 062-82740 / United Artists Records 1A 062-82740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Liberty 1A 062-82740 / United Artists Records 1A 062-82740LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Liberty UAL 4004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 41 3131 1 / Fame FA 4131311LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 4131311 / EMI FA 4131311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
55 vinyl pressings of The Raven are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1979 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, Brazil, France and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAG 30262, released September 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAG 30262, L 37084, 31C 064 82740, 2S 068 82740) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAG 30262 A-1U A PORKY PRIME CUT and PORKY UAG 30262 B-1U. 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.
