Vinyl pressings
by Thin Lizzy · 1977
Bad Reputation was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 14 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.
9102016 1Y//2 UT 1 1 1 [clover leaf] [Utopia lyre symbol]Runout A-side
9102016 2Y//2 UT 1 1 3 MAN YOU I FACF '77Runout B-side
9102 016.1Label A-side
9102 016.2Label B-side
9102016 1 Y // UT 1 1 1 1 [Utopia lyre symbol] ☘Side A runout, variant 1
9102016 2 Y // UT 1 2 MAN YOU I FACF '77Side B runout, variant 1
9102016 1Y//2 UT 1 1 16 [Utopia lyre symbol] ☘Side A runout, variant 2
9102016 2Y//1 UT 1 1 19 [Utopia lyre symbol] MAN YOU I FACF '77Side B runout, variant 2
SRM-1-1186 A-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K.Runout side A, variant 1
SRM-1-1186 B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K.Runout side B, variant 1
SRM-1-1186 A-8 CT T1 MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 2
SRM-1-1186 B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K.Runout side B, variant 2
SRM-1-1186 A-CP7 MASTERDISK G.K. PA side runout, variant 1
SRM-1-1186 B-CP3 MASTERDISK G.K. PB side runout, variant 1
SRM-1-1186 A- CP7 MASTERDISK G.K.A side runout, variant 2
SRM-1-1186 B-CP4 MASTERDISK G.K.B side runout, variant 2
SRM-1-1186 A-CS5 G.K.A Side Etched
MASTERDISKA Side Stamped
SRM-1-1186 B-CS5 S G.K. E2B Side Etched
MASTERDISKB Side Stamped
SRM-1-1186 A-CS5 S1 MASTERDISK G.K.Side A
SRM-1-1186 B-CS5 S1 MASTERDISK G.K.Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1186First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1186First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Vertigo 9102 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Vertigo 6360 154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Ireland | Philips 9102 016 / Vertigo 9102 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7286First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Rhodesia | Vertigo STAR 5013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 6360 154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Africa | Vertigo STAR 5013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Korea | High Stereo Light 197LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Vertigo 6360154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Argentina | Vertigo 6360154LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Vertigo BT-5354LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Vertigo PRICE 12 / Vertigo (910 201-6)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV033LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV033LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV033LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | Europe | Vertigo 5353559 / Universal 0600753535592LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | UK & Europe | Vertigo 5353559 / Universal Music Group International 0600753535592LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK & Europe | Vertigo 0802639 / Vertigo 00602508026393LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | Europe | Vertigo 00602507369019LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2020 | Europe | Vertigo 5353559LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Italy | VertigoLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Vertigo 6360 154LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Vertigo 6360 154LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 154LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 154LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Vertigo 820 528-1 / Polygram 820 528-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
47 vinyl pressings of Bad Reputation are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1977 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Vertigo 9102 016, released September 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9102 016, SRM-1-1186, SRM 1 1186, 6360 154) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9102016 1Y//2 UT 1 1 1 [clover leaf] [Utopia lyre symbol] and 9102016 2Y//2 UT 1 1 3 MAN YOU I FACF '77. 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.
