Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1981
URGH! A Music War was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 12 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.
A&M SP 6019 - A2 INT. [Trumpet logo] 66019 - 2A-I B ̷A̷ ̷Runout hand-etched side A, variant 1
A&M SPb6019-BI INT. [Trumpet logo]Runout hand-etched side B, variant 1
: [Trumpet logo] A&M SPb6019- C2 INT. ARunout hand-etched side C, variant 1
A&M SPb6019 - DI INT. [Trumpet logo] ARunout hand-etched side D, variant 1
T1 AM SP 06019-A T2·· A1Side A, variation 1
T1 AM SP 06019-B T2·· A8Side B, variation 1
T1 AM SP 06019-C T2·· ASide C, variation 1
T1 AM SP 06019-D T1· A1Side D, variation 1
A&M SP06019 A RCA-1 1 Λ1 ESide A runout
A&M SP06019 B RCA-1 1 Λ1 BSide B runout
A&M SP06019 C RCA-1 1 Λ1 BSide C runout
A&M SP06019 D RCA-1 1 Λ1 BSide D runout
AMSP06019-A P2..Side A Runout, Etched
AMSP06019-B P3.Side B Runout, Etched
AMSP06019-C P2..Side C Runout, Etched
AMSP06019-D P1.Side D Runout, Etched
1 S AMSP06019-A S1 · A5Side A etched runout, variant 1
1 S AMSP06019-B S2 · · B2Side B etched runout, variant 1
1 S AMSP06019-C S2 · · A6Side C etched runout, variant 1
1 S AMSP06019-D S2 · · A2Side D etched runout, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | A&M Records L 70185/6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | A&M Records SP 96019First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1981 | Colombia | A&M Records A2S-0004First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1981 | Europe | A&M Records AMLM 66019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | A&M Records AMLM 66019First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Japan | A&M Records AMP 40001~2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | A&M Records AMP 40001~2First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | A&M Records L70185/6First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Peru | A&M Records SE-(2)-8529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Portugal | A&M Records 1PSP-6019/2First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1981 | Spain | A&M Records AMLM 66019First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1981 | UK | A&M Records AMLX 64692First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP-6019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP-6019First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP-6019First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLX 64692LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-6019LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of URGH! A Music War are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1981 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLM 66019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLM 66019, AMLX 64692, SP-6019, L 70185/6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M SP 6019 - A2 INT. [Trumpet logo] 66019 - 2A-I B ̷A̷ ̷ and A&M SPb6019-BI INT. [Trumpet logo]. 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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