Vinyl pressings
by The Vapors · 1980
New Clear Days 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.
24 pressings came out in 1980, 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 30300 A-2URunout side A, variant 1
UAG 30300 B-1URunout side B, variant 1
UAG 30300 A-1U 20 1Runout side A, variant 2
UAG 30300 B-2U 21 1Runout side B, variant 2
LT-1-1049-P-9 Ⓧ #2 •--◄Side A, Runout, Stamped
LT-2-1049-P-8 Ⓧ •--◄Side B, Runout, Stamped
LT-1-1049-Z Fz KP MASTERED AT CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 1
LT-2-1049-Z Fz KP MASTERED AT CAPITOLRunout side B, variant 1
LT-1-1049-Z F1 KP CX MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 2
LT-2-1049-Z F1⑵ KP CX z MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, variant 2
N-47 LT-2-1048-7 F8 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A, variant 1
N-47 LT-2-1049-7 F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B, variant 1
N 47 LT-1-1049-Z F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A, variant 2
N-47 LT-2-1049-Z F4 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B, variant 2
LT-1-1049-P-12 KP 0Etched
LT-2-1049-P-6 KP 0Etched
LT-1-1049-P-12 #1[unk] 0Runout side A etched except 0 stamped [unk: see notes]
LT-2-1049-P-6 [unk] 0Runout side B etched except 0 stamped [unk: see notes]
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 | Canada | United Artists Records LT 1049 / United Artists Records LT-1049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | United Artists Records LT 1049 / United Artists Records LT-1049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 064-82 914 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-82 914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Liberty 1C 064-82 914 / United Artists Records 1C 064-82 914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | United Artists Records 14C 062-82914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ireland | United Artists Records UAG 30300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | United Artists Records 3C 064-82914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 1 A 064-82 914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL 4012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Peru | United Artists Records ELD 02.13.849First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | United Artists Records 11C 074-82914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAJ(L) 1042 / United Artists Records UAJ (L) 1042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Liberty 10C 064 082.914 / Liberty 10C 064 082914First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Spain | Liberty 10 C 064-082914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | United Artists Records LT-1049First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Demon Records Demrec960LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Liberty LN-10272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Liberty LN-10272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of New Clear Days are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1980 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAG 30300, released June 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAG 30300, LT-1049, UAC.5070, K28P-15) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAG 30300 A-2U and UAG 30300 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.
