Vinyl pressings
by This Heat · 1981
Deceit was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ROUGH 26 A // 1 ▽ E T H TOWNHOUSE 1 1 1A-side runout, variant 1
ROUGH 26 B // 1 ▽ E T H TOWNHOUSE 1 1 1 ALYSONB-side runout, variant 1
ROUGH 26 A // 1 ▽ E T H TOWNHOUSE 1 1 2A-side runout, variant 2
ROUGH 26 B // 1 ▽ E T H TOWNHOUSE 2 1 1 ALYSONB-side runout, variant 2
RTL-14A3 1 A 1Side A
RTL-14B2 1 A 1Side B
ROUGH 26 AA side
ROUGH 26 BB side
RTL-14A3 1 A 1Side A
RTL-14B2 1 A 1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Italy | Go International GI LP 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Base Record ROUGH 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Rough Trade RTL-14First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 26LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | Japan | Rough Trade RTL-14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Rough Trade VIP-4223 / Rough Trade ROUGH-26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | These Records HEAT 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Not On Label (This Heat)LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2016 | US | Modern Classics Recordings MCR 917LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Modern Classics Recordings MCR 917LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | US | Modern Classics Recordings MCR 917LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Modern Classics Recordings MCR 917LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
13 vinyl pressings of Deceit are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1981 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Japan, Italy. One of them is Rough Trade ROUGH 26.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ROUGH 26, RTL-14, GI LP 26) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ROUGH 26 A // 1 ▽ E T H TOWNHOUSE 1 1 1 and ROUGH 26 B // 1 ▽ E T H TOWNHOUSE 1 1 1 ALYSON. 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.
