Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1983
This Are Two Tone was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 6 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.
CHRTT 5007 A//1∇420 P NOEL 1 1 1A-Side Runout
CHRTT 5007 B//2∇420 P 1 1 1B-Side Runout
CHR TT5007ALabel A
CHR TT5007BLabel B
CHRTT 5007 A//2∇420 P NOEL 1A-side runout, stamped [variant 1]
CHRTT 5007 B//∇420 P 1 4B-side runout, stamped [variant 1]
CHRTT 5007 A//1∇420 P NOEL 1A-side runout, stamped [variant 2]
CHRTT 5007 B//2∇420 P 11 22B-side runout, stamped [variant 2]
CHRTT 5007 A//2∇420 P NOEL 1Runout A, Variant 1
CHRTT 5007 B//∇420 P 1 4Runout B, Variant 1
CHRTT 5007 A//1∇420 P NOEL 1 1 3Runout A, Variant 2
CHRTT 5007 B//2∇420 P 1 1 1 3Runout B, Variant 2
CHRTT 5007 A//1∇420 P NOEL 1 1 1A Side runout
CHRTT 5007 B//2∇420 P 1 1 1B Side runout
FV-41425-ASLabel side A
FV-41425-BSLabel side B
PV-41425-ASLabel side A
PV-41425-BSLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Two-Tone Records L 38048 / Chrysalis L 38048First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Australia | Two-Tone Records L 38048 / Chrysalis CHRTT5007First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Australia | Chrysalis CYL.38048LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 205 919First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | Two-Tone Records CHR TT 5007First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L 38048First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHR TT 5007First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHR TT 5007First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHR TT 5007First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis FV 41425First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis PV 41425First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis FV4 1425First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis FV 41425First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis PV 41425First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis FV 41425First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Unknown | Two-Tone Records CHR TTH 5007LP, Record Store Day, Compilation | LP, Record Store Day, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Two-Tone Records CHR TTH 5007LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Two-Tone Records CHR TT 5007 / Two-Tone Records CHR TT5007LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Two-Tone Records CHR TT 5007LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Two-Tone Records PV 41425 / Two-Tone Records PV4 1425LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
23 vinyl pressings of This Are Two Tone are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1983 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Two-Tone Records CHR TT 5007, released November 26, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR TT 5007, FV 41425, PV 41425, FV4 1425) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHRTT 5007 A//1∇420 P NOEL 1 1 1 and CHRTT 5007 B//2∇420 P 1 1 1. 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.
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