Vinyl pressings
by Thomas Dolby · 1982
The Golden Age Of Wireless was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 17 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.
VIP 1001 A̶ ̶-̶ ̶3̶U̶ 2U BILBO . TAPEONERunout, side A
VIP 1001 B̶ ̶-̶ ̶3̶U̶ 2U 14 BILBO . TAPEONE 1Runout, side B
MASTERED BY CAPITOLBoth Sides, Stamped
ST-1-12203 F-5 [winchester etching] A WallySide A, Etched - variant 1
ST-2-12203 F-2 [winchester etching] A WallySide B, Etched - variant 1
ST-1-12203 F-5 #2 [winchester etching] A WallySide A, Etched - variant 2
0 ST-1-12203 F-1 #1 A MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A runout, variant 1
0 ST-2-12203 F-1 #1 A MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B runout, variant 1
0 ST-1-12203 F-1 A MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A runout, variant 2
0 ST-2-12203 F-1 A MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B runout, variant 2
ST-1-12203 F·3 1 ✲ wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL ASide A runout, variant 1
ST-2-12203 F-3 1 ✲ wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL ASide B runout, variant 1
ST-1-12203 F-4· 1 ✲ wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL ASide A runout, variant 2
ST-2-12203 F-4· 1 ✲ wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL ASide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7587 / Parlophone PCSO-7587First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | EMI 31C 064-07607 / Venice In Peril Records 31C 064-07607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Harvest ST-12203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Harvest ST-12203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Venice In Peril Records 1C 064-1077821LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Europe | EMI 1A 064-07607 / Venice In Peril Records 1A 064-07607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Venice In Peril Records 2C 070 07607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | EMI VIP 1001 / Venice In Peril Records VIP 1001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Venice In Peril Records EMS-81494 / EMI EMS-81494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Venice In Peril Records EMS-81494 / EMI EMS-81494First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Venice In Peril Records C054 1077821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Venice In Peril Records 1A 064-07607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Venice In Peril Records 11C 078 - 07607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Venice In Peril Records 078 - 07607LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Venice In Peril Records VIP 1001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Echo 7157 / BMG BMGCAT402LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3792LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3792LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Harvest ST 512271LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 038-15 7782 1 / EMI 1C 038-15 7782 1 DMMLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
55 vinyl pressings of The Golden Age Of Wireless are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1982 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Venice In Peril Records VIP1001, released May 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VIP1001, ST-12203, 3C 064-07607, PCSO.7587) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VIP 1001 A̶ ̶-̶ ̶3̶U̶ 2U BILBO . TAPEONE and VIP 1001 B̶ ̶-̶ ̶3̶U̶ 2U 14 BILBO . TAPEONE 1. 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.
