Vinyl pressings
by UK Subs · 1979
Another Kind Of Blues 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.
9 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 7 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.
A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT GEM-LP-100--A-1 ·W·Variant 1: Side A
A1AI PLAY LOUDER GET-LP-100-B-1 ·W·Variant 1: Side B
A2AN PORKY PRIME CUT GEM-LP-100-A-1 WVariant 2: Side A
A1AG PLAY LOUDER GEM-LP-100-B-1Variant 2: Side B
GEM-LP-100-A-1 'W' A2AD A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 1
GEM-LP-100-B-1 'W' A2H PLAY LOUDERRunout side B, variant 1
GEM-LP-100-A-1 'W' A2X A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 2
GEM-LP-100-B-1 'W' A1AD PLAY LOUDERRunout side B, variant 2
AFL1-3527-A TXRunout A
AFL1-3527-B TXRunout B
AFL1-3527-ALabel A
AFL1-3527-BLabel B
[A.R.E.A.C.E.M. logo] PL-37357 A JS1 2Runout side A
[A.R.E.A.C.E.M. logo] PL 37357B JS1Runout side B
PL 37357 ALabel side A
PL 37357 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 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1 7323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | GEM AFL1-3527 / RCA Victor AFL1-3527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | RCA PL 37357First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | RCA PL 37357First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | RCA Victor MAL-RCLP 20146 / RCA Victor PL 42929First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1 7323 / GEM GEMLP 100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA PL 42929First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | GEM GEMLP 100LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | GEM GEMLP 100 / RCA PL 42929First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | GEM GEMLP 100 / GEM GEM LP 100First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Get Back GET119LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2007 | UK | Captain Oi! AHOY PD 134LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC69LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | USA & Europe | Demon Records UKSUBSDEM00110", Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC1102LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Another Kind Of Blues are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is GEM GEMLP 100, released September 14, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GEMLP 100, VPL1 7323, AFL1-3527, PL 37357) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT GEM-LP-100--A-1 ·W· and A1AI PLAY LOUDER GET-LP-100-B-1 ·W·. 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.
