Vinyl pressings
by Tubeway Army · 1979
Replicas 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.
33 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
(ALI) S-25 BEGA-7 A5 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, variant 1
BEGA 7 B-1 S-4 (ALI) STRAWBERRYSide B runout, variant 1
(ALI) BEGA-7 A5 S-15 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, variant 2
BEGA 7 B 5 S 2 (ALI) STRAWBERRYSide B runout, variant 2
EG S2 BEGA-7 A1 STRAWBERRYRunout side A, etched, variant 1
STRAWBERRY S7 BEGA 7-B1 EG7Runout side B, etched, variant 1
EG S21 BEGA-7 A1 STRAWBERRYRunout side A, etched, variant 2
EG STRAWBERRY S15 BEGA 7-B1Runout side B, etched, variant 2
E G - S - 12 BEGA - 7 - A1 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, variant 1
BEGA 7 B2 S - 13 EG STRAWBERRYSide B runout, variant 1
EG- S-6 BEGA-7-A1 STRAWBERRY 8 3Side A runout, variant 2
S-3 BEGA 7 B2 EG STRAWBERRY 10/7' 2Side B runout, variant 2
EG- BEGA -7 -A1 STRAWBERRY.Runout side A, etched
EG STRAWBERRY. 1017 BEGA 7 B2Runout side B, etched
BEGA 7-ALabel side A
BEGA 7-BLabel side B
EG- S–15 BEGA -7 -A1 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, variant 1
S-69 BEGA 7-B1 EG- STRAWBERRYSide B runout, variant 1
BEGA 7-ASide A label
BEGA 7-BSide B label
BEGA -7 -A1 STRAWBERRY EG- G T\PSide A runout
BEGA 7 - B1 EG - G STRAWBERRY. G\T\PSide B runout
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 | Unknown | Beggars Banquet BEGA 7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Argentina | WEA 208770First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Argentina | WEA 208770First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Atlantic 600 046 / Atlantic 600046First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Colombia | Beggars Banquet 23(0531)00174First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Beggars Banquet INT 146.519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Beggars Banquet 27 892-9 / Beggars Banquet 27892-9LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | Greece | Atlantic 50638 / Atlantic BEGA 7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Israel | Wea International BAN 50638 / Beggars Banquet BEGA 7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Atlantic K 50638 / Beggars Banquet K 50638First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Atlantic K 50638First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-10729AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-10729AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Beggars Banquet 660.047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Beggars Banquet 660.047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | WEA 38.030LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Atlantic ATL K 50638 / Beggars Banquet ATL K 50638LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Australasia | Beggars Banquet BEGA 7 / Virgin BEGA7LP, Album, Reissue, Sampler | LP, Album, Reissue, Sampler |
| 1988 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBL 7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | Beggars Banquet VIN180LP001 / Vinyl 180 VIN180LP001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 7LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 7LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBQLP 7LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | WEA 600 046LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| ? | France | Beggars Banquet BEG 50 638 / Beggars Banquet BEGA 7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Beggars Banquet BEG 50 638LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Beggars Banquet BEG 50 638LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| ? | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 7LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 7LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 38-117LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 38-117LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
52 vinyl pressings of Replicas are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1979 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEGA 7, released April 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEGA 7, SD 38-117, 50 638, 208770) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (ALI) S-25 BEGA-7 A5 STRAWBERRY and BEGA 7 B-1 S-4 (ALI) STRAWBERRY. 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.
