Vinyl pressings
by Tom Robinson · 1980
Sector 27 was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 9 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.
6359039 1 Y // 1 ▽ EP 1Side A runout, variant 1
6359039 2 Y // 1 ▽ EP 4Side B runout, variant 1
6359039 1 Y // 1 ▽ EP 1 2 3Side A runout, variant 2
6359039 2 Y // 1 ▽ EP 1 1 8Side B runout, variant 2
AM IR-SP 070013-A P1.Side A runout etched - Variant 1
AM IR-SP 070013-B P2..Side B runout etched - Variant 1
AM IR-SP 070013-A P1·Side A runout etched - Variant 2
AM IR-SP 070013-B P1·Side B runout etched - Variant 2
T1 AM IR - SP 0 70013-A [crossed monogram] ··T2·· ɅSide A runout, etched
AM IR - SP 0 70013-B P2·· I PXT ɅSide B runout, etched
SP0-70013-ASide A label
SP0-70013-BSide B label
6359039 ASide 1
6359039 BSide 2
SP 70013 A PARA TLC-ARunout Side A
SP 70013 B PARA TLC-ARunout Side B
FON 002 6359039 1 Y 380 POLYGRAMRunout side A
FON 002 6359039 2 Y 380 POLYGRAMRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australasia | Mercury 6359 039 / Vertigo 6359 039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | I.R.S. Records SP-70013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Fontana 6359 039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Mercury 6359 039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Fontana 6359 039LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Greece | Vertigo 6359 039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7694First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6359 039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Fontana 6359 039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | I.R.S. Records SP-70013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | I.R.S. Records SP 70013 / I.R.S. Records SP-70013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Vertigo 6359 039LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Sector 27 are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australasia, Canada and more. One of them is Fontana 6359 039.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6359 039, SP-70013, SP 70013, RJ-7694) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6359039 1 Y // 1 ▽ EP 1 and 6359039 2 Y // 1 ▽ EP 4. 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.
