Vinyl pressings
by Toyah · 1980
The Blue Meaning 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.
12 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
IEYA 666 A.3✱ Hello A Porky Prime CutRunout side A, etched
IEYA 666 B.3✱ Goodbye A Porky Prime CutRunout side B, etched
†IEYA 666-A†Label side A
†IEYA 666-B†Label side B
IEYA 666 A.3✱ Hello A Porky Prime CutRunout side A, etched
IEYA 666 B.3✱ Goodbye A Porky Prime CutRunout side B, etched
†IEYA 666-A†Label side A
†IEYA 666-B†Label side B
SAF 50001 AHand etched runout side A
SAF 50001 BHand etched runout side B
63866-A1Side A, runout, stamped
63866-B1Side B, runout, stamped
6⃥3⃥8⃥6⃥6⃥-⃥A⃥1⃥ 63866-A1 1[etched]Side A, runout, variant 2
63866-B1 4[etched]Side B, runout, variant 2
0704 240 S 1 0060 446 S 1 320Runout groove A
0704 240 S 2 0060 446 S 2 320Runout groove 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 | Australia | Safari Records 2679 086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Safari Records SAF 50001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Safari Records 1C 064-63 866 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-63 866First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Safari Records 0060.446 / Metronome 0060.446First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Music-Box SMB 40113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Safari Records VIP-6742First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Safari Records VIP-6742First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Safari Records 545.007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Safari Records SAF 8003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Safari Records IEYA 666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Safari Records IEYA 666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Safari Records IEYA 666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | ISS IEYA 666LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Italy | Safari Records SLP 400LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | Safari Records VOOR 3LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Great Expectations PIPLP 015LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Cherry Red BRED831LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Cherry Red BRED831LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2025 | UK | Cherry Red BREDPD920LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2025 | UK | Cherry Red BREDPD920LP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
20 vinyl pressings of The Blue Meaning are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Safari Records IEYA 666.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IEYA 666, 2679 086, SAF 50001, 1C 064-63 866) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IEYA 666 A.3✱ Hello A Porky Prime Cut and IEYA 666 B.3✱ Goodbye 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.
