Vinyl pressings
by UFO · 1975
Force It was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 15 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.
CHR 1074 A-3USide A runout, variant 1
CHR 1074 B-3USide B runout, variant 1
CHR 1074 A-3U G R 1Side A runout, variant 2
CHR 1074 B-3U G G 1Side B runout, variant 2
CHR-1074 31902-B SX C 1 5Runout side A, variant 1, etched
CHR-1074 31903-B SX B 3 2Runout side B, variant 1, etched
CHR-1074 S 1̶̷̶1̶̷̶0̶̷̶4̶̷̶2̶̷̶ 31902-1A SX B 2Runout Side A, variant 2, etched
CHR-1074 31903-1B SX B 2 SRunout Side B, variant 2, etched
CHR-1-1074-H-3. 31902-1 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲Side A
CHR-2-1074-H-3. 31903-1 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲Side B
CHR-1074 31902 - B SXSide A runout, variant 1
CHR-1074 31903 - B SXSide B runout, variant 1
CHR-1074 31902-1C SXSide A runout, variant 2
CHR-1074 31903-1C SXSide B runout, variant 2
P 1S CHR-1074 31902-1B SX C2Side A etched exc. P, stamped
P 2 S CHR-1074 31903-1B SX BSide B etched exc. P, stamped
1S CHR-1074 31902-1B A6Side A etched, no stamped P
1S CHR-1074 31902-1B A3Side B etched, no stamped P
31902-1 CHR 1 1074 H1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side A runout
31903-1 CHR 2 1074 H1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Chrysalis L 35576First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Austria | Chrysalis 6307 554First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1074LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Greece | Chrysalis 6307 554First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Guatemala | Chrysalis 6307 554First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Chrysalis CHR 1074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Chrysalis CHR 1074First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L-35576First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | Chrysalis ML.4021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Chrysalis 89380 I / Chrysalis 89.380-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 202 695 / Chrysalis 202 695-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-50134LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Italy | Chrysalis CHYL 1074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis PV 41074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | South Korea | Yeh Eum Records YCPL 141 / Chrysalis CHR 1074LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV045LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV045LPLP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Chrysalis Catalogue CRVX1422 / Chrysalis Catalogue CRVC1422LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Chrysalis Catalogue CRVX1422LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Chrysalis L 35576LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1074LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 202 695LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis CHR 1074-PLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 202 695LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Chrysalis CHR 1074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Chrysalis 6307 645LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 554 / Chrysalis CHR 1074LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Chrysalis 14C 062-98507 / Chrysalis 2J 062-98507LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Chrysalis 6307 554LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Chrysalis 6307554 / Chrysalis 6307 554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 551LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Chrysalis 89380 I / Chrysalis 89.380-ILP, Album | LP, Album |
75 vinyl pressings of Force It are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1975 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1074, released July 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1074, 6307 554, L 35576, L-35576) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR 1074 A-3U and CHR 1074 B-3U. 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.
