Vinyl pressings
by Toyah · 1979
Sheep Farming In Barnet was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
1C.064.A2 G.O. A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout
1C.064.B1 GO A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout
1C 064-AA-side label, within † symbols
1C 064-BB-side label, within † symbols
1C.064.A2 G.O. A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout, etched
1C.064.B1 G.O. A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout, etched
†1C 064-A†A-side label
†1C 064-B†B-side label
63442-A1 1.Runout side A
63442-B1 1Runout side B
1C 064-63 442 ALabel side A
1C 064-63 442 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Germany | Safari Records 1C 064-63442 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-63442First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Safari Records 545.005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Safari Records 1C 064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Safari Records 1C 064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Netherlands | Safari Records SAF-8001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Beograd Disk LPS-1005 / Beograd Disk LPS 1005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | Safari Records VOOR 2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Movieplay 172495/1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Great Expectations PIPLP 014LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Cherry Red BRED825LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Cherry Red BRED825XLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2025 | UK | Cherry Red BREDPD919LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2025 | UK | Cherry Red BREDPD919LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Safari Records 0060.447LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Sheep Farming In Barnet are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, New Zealand, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Safari Records 1C 064, released December 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 064, 1C 064-63442, 545.005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1C.064.A2 G.O. A PORKY PRIME CUT and 1C.064.B1 GO A PORKY PRIME CUT. 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.
