Vinyl pressings
by The Tourists · 1979
Reality Effect 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.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 10 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.
LOGO-1019-A-2 RAYS. VV AIFSide A runout variant 1
LOGO-1019-B-2 RAYS. AIBSide B runout variant 1
LOGO-1019-A-2 RAYS. II AIGSide A runout variant 2
LOGO-1019-B-2 RAYS. II AILSide B runout variant 2
LOGO-1019-A-2 RAYS 'W' AIURunout side A - etched, variant 1
LOGO-1019-B-2 AIX RAYSRunout side B - etched, variant 1
LOGO-1019-A-2 RAYS 'W' AIERunout side A - etched, variant 2
LOGO-1019-B-2 AIF RAYSRunout side B - etched, variant 2
2933 116 1Label side A
2933 116 2Label side B
0703 409 S 1 0064 021 S 1 3 2 0 E 1Runout side A
0703 409 S 2 0064 021 S 2 3 2 0 C 1Runout side B
0064.021 - ALabel side A
0703.409 S 1Label side A
0703 409 S 1 0064 021 S 1 3 2 0 V 1Runout side A
0703 409 S 2 0064 021 S 2 3 2 0 A 1Runout side B
0064.021 - ALabel side A
0703.409 S 1Label side A
LOGO-1019-A-2 A2 RAYS.Side A runout
LOGO-1019-B-3 A1 wSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | France | Logo 2933 116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Logo 0064.021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Logo 0064.021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | Logo LOGO 1019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Logo GOL 1019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Logo 1A 062-63414First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Logo LOGO 1019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Portugal | Logo LOGO 1019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | Logo LOGO 1000 / Logo LGC 1000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Sweden | Logo LOGO 1019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Logo LOGO 1019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Logo LOGO 1019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | 7 Records MLF 352 / Logo MLF 352LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Logo MLF 352 / Logo VPL1 7385LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Logo YX-7254-LGLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Logo YX-7254-LGLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Logo LS-38020 / CFE LS-38020LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Logo LS-38020LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36386 / Epic NJE 36386LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Epic NJE 36386 / Epic 36386LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Epic JE 36386 / Epic NJE 36386LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Epic 36386 / Epic JE 36386LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Epic 36386 / Epic JE 36386LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Epic JE 36386LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Metronome 823 867-1 ME / Metronome 823 867-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Reality Effect are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, France, Germany, Israel and more. One of them is Logo LOGO 1019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LOGO 1019, 2933 116, 0064.021, GOL 1019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LOGO-1019-A-2 RAYS. VV AIF and LOGO-1019-B-2 RAYS. AIB. 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.
