Vinyl pressings
by Thin Lizzy · 1975
Fighting was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 12 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.
6360121 1v//4 1 11 4Variant 1, A side runout
6360121 2v// 5 1 11 3Variant 1, B side runout
6360121 1Y//5 | 12 1 3Variant 2, side A
6360121 2Y//4 | 12 5 1Variant 2 side B
6360121 1v//5 | 12 25Variant 1: runout side A
6360121 2v//4 | 12 25Variant 1: runout side B
6360121 1Y//5 T 12 1 3Variant 2: runout side A, stamped
6360121 2Y//4 T 12 5 1Variant 2: runout side B, stamped
6360121 1v//5 1 12 1Side 1, runout, variant 1
6360121 2v//4 1 12 8Side 2, runout, variant 1
6360121 1v//5 T 12 1 1Side 1, runout, variant 2
6360121 2v//4 T 12 1 1Side 2, runout, variant 2
6360121 1Y//4 1 12 7A Side Stamped
6360121 2Y//4 1 12 2B Side Stamped
6360121 1v//5 1 12 3 3A side runout
6360121 2v// 4 1 12 3 3B side runout
6360121 1Y//5Side 1 runout
6360121 2Y//4Side 2 runout
6360 121.1Side 1 label
6360 121.2Side 2 label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Vertigo 6360 121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Vertigo VEL-2005 / Vertigo VEL. 2005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1 1108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 121First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 121First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 121First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Greece | Vertigo 6360 121First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | Vertigo 6360 121LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7055First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 121First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | Vertigo 6360 121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | Vertigo 6360 121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Vertigo 6360 121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Vertigo BT-5351LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Ireland | Vertigo Price 32LP | LP |
| 1983 | UK | Vertigo PRICE 32 / Vertigo 636 012-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Mercury 5354260LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Vertigo 5354260LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Unknown | Vertigo VEL-2005LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| 2019 | Europe | Vertigo 0802637LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Vertigo 0802637LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Vertigo 6360 121LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 121LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 121LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 121LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Vertigo 6360 121LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | Vertigo STAR 5005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Stereophonic REO 786LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
53 vinyl pressings of Fighting are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Ireland, Japan and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 121, released September 12, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 121, VEL-2005, RJ-7055, SRM 1 1108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360121 1v//4 1 11 4 and 6360121 2v// 5 1 11 3. 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.
