Vinyl pressings
by Tim Finn · 1986
Big Canoe was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 8 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.
C-V 2369-A1-1-1- CABBAGE FOR LOBSTERA Side stamped,etched variant 1
C-V 2369-B1-1-B Side stamped variant 1
C-V 2369-A1-1-1- D U CABBAGE FOR LOBSTERA Side stamped,etched variant 2
C-V 2369-B1-1-1- D UB Side stamped variant 2
V 2369 A-2 AP "DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR" -MASTERED ON COPPER-Side A Runout
V 2369 B-2 AP "CABBAGE FOR LOBSTER" -MASTERED ON COPPER-Side B Runout
V-2369 ASide A Label
V-2369 BSide B Label
DM 207 706 A-1/3 - 86Side A; stamped
DM 207 706 B-1/3 - 86Side B; stamped
DM 207 706 ALabel A
DM 207 706 BLabel B
123691 A 1 - M6 352895 2A Side
123691 B 1 - M6 352896 2B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin V2369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin V2369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin V2369First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Virgin VL2380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 207 706 / Virgin 207 706-620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin V2369LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | France | Virgin 123691First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Virgin V2369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Virgin V2369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Virgin T 207706First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | UK | Virgin V2369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Virgin 90879-1 / Virgin 7 90879-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Virgin 90879-1 / Virgin 7 90879-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED221LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Big Canoe are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1986 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Virgin V2369.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2369, VL2380, 207 706, 123691) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C-V 2369-A1-1-1- CABBAGE FOR LOBSTER and C-V 2369-B1-1-. 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.
