Vinyl pressings
by UFO · 1980
No Place To Run 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.
25 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 13 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-1239-AS SM-4 AZ CB SCT G1 S2Side A etched, variant 1
CHR-1239-BS SM-3 AZ CB SXT C7 S1Side B etched, variant 1
CHR-1239-AS SM-4 AZ CB B SX Ƨ SSide A etched, variant 2
CHR-1239-BS SM-2 AZ CB SX A ᴮ Ƨ SSide B etched, variant 2
CHR-1239-ASA Side Label
CHR-1239-BSB Side Label
CHR-1239-AS SM-4 AZ CB SXT S2A Side Etch
CHR-1239-BS SM-4 AZ CB B4 S \ SX TB Side Etch
CDL 1239 ASide A label
CDL 1239 BSide B label
CDL 1239 A//2▽E P 11 14Side A stamped
mahoneSide A hand-etched
CDL 1239 B//3▽E P 1 11Side B stamped
mdbSide B hand-etched
CDL 1239 A//1▽E P 1L 1U maHoneRunout Side A
CDL 1239 B//4▽E P 1L 12 DBRunout 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 | Unknown | Chrysalis CDL 1239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Chrysalis L 37078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Chrysalis 6307 690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Chrysalis CDL 1239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Chrysalis 6307 690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Chrysalis 6307 690First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1980 | Ireland | Chrysalis CDL 1239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Chrysalis 6307 690First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 51.1239 / Chrysalis 511 239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L 37078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis I-200.823First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis CDL 1239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis CDL 1239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Rock Classics RCV049LP / Back On Black RCV049LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Chrysalis Catalogue CRV1770LP, Deluxe Edition, Stereo | LP, Deluxe Edition, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label CHR 1239 / Not On Label 311LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 202 698-320 / Chrysalis 202 698LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 202 698LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 311LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
33 vinyl pressings of No Place To Run are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1980 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1239.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1239, PV 41239, CDL 1239, WWS-81281) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR-1239-AS SM-4 AZ CB SCT G1 S2 and CHR-1239-BS SM-3 AZ CB SXT C7 S1. 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.
