Vinyl pressings
by The Style Council · 1985
Our Favourite Shop was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 18 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.
825 700 - 1 S 1 320 S 2Side A runout stamped, variant 1
825 700 - 1 S 2 320 2 SSide B runout stamped, variant 1
825 700 - 1 S 1 320 Z 2Side A runout stamped, variant 2
825 700 - 1 S 2 320 1 MSide B runout stamped, variant 2
TSCLP 2 A//1▽420RSide A runout, variant 1
TSCLP 2 B//4▽420RSide B runout, variant 1
TSCLP 2 A//2▽420RSide A runout, variant 2
TSCLP 2 B//4▽420RSide B runout, variant 2
TSCLP 2 A//2▽420R 11 14Side A runout, variant 1
TSCLP 2 B//4▽420R 11 10Side B runout, variant 1
TSCLP 2 A//2▽420R 14 14Side A runout, variant 2
TSCLP 2 B//4▽420R 11 12Side B runout, variant 2
TSCLP 2 A//2▽420R 1 4 1Side A runout
TSCLP 2 B//4▽420R 1 1 3Side B runout
POL 825700 A CR 410 2085Runout side 1
POL 825700 B CR 410 2085Runout side 2
28MM-044A 111+F V 〄ⒷSide A runout, variant 1
28MM-0445B 111+Side B runout, variant 1
28MM-044A 111+ F G V 〄ⒷSide A runout, variant 2
28MM-0445B 112++Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australasia | Polydor 825 700-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australasia | Polydor 825 700-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australasia | Polydor 825 700-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Brazil | Polydor 825 700-1 / Polydor 825 700.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Polydor POLR 2006First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1985 | France | Polydor 825 700-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | Polydor 825 700-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Polydor 42 793 0 / Bertelsmann Club 42 793 0LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Greece | Polydor 825 700-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1985 | Ireland | Polydor TSCLP 2 / Polydor 825 700-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Israel | Polydor TSCLP2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | Polydor 825 700-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | Polydor 825 700-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0445First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Polydor 825 700-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Polydor 825 700-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Japan | Polydor UIJY-75045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | UK | PolydorLP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 2017 | Europe | Polydor TSCLP 2 / Polydor 5734112LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Polydor TSCLP2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polydor 825 700-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Our Favourite Shop are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1985 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Germany, UK, Greece, Japan and more. One of them is Polydor 825 700-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 825 700-1, TSCLP 2, 28MM 0445, POLR 2006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 825 700 - 1 S 1 320 S 2 and 825 700 - 1 S 2 320 2 S. 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.
