Vinyl pressings
by Village People · 1979
Live And Sleazy 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.
38 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 19 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.
NBLP-2-7183-AS-M2 STERLING (MR) ◅24504 (5)Side A runout
NBLP-2-7183-BS-P̶R̶C̶-̶C̶2̶ -M2 STERLING (MR) ◅24504-X (5)Side B runout
NBLP-2-7183-CS-P̶R̶C̶-̶C̶2̶ -M2 (MR) ◅24505 ✩(5) STERLINGSide C runout
NBLP-2-7183-DS-M2 (MR) ◅24505-X (4) STERLINGSide D runout
NBLP-2-7183-AS-PRC-R1-1-11 ✩ STERLINGA Side Runout
NBLP-2-7183-BS-PRC-R4-11-1 STERLINGB Side Runout
NBLP-2-7183-CS-PRC-R1-1-11 STERLINGC Side Runout
NBLP-2-7183-DS-PRC-R1-1-1 STERLINGD Side Runout
NBLP-2-7183-AS-K2 B-1 ᐉ STERLINGRunout A
NBLP-2-7183-BS-K1 ☆ A-2 ᐉ STERLINGRunout B
NBLP-2-7183-CS-1K ☆ A2 ᐉ STERLINGRunout C
NBLP-2-7183-DS-K1 A-2 ᐉ STERLINGRunout D
NBLP-2-7183-AS-CP4 ☆Side 1 Etched
NBLP-2-7183-BS-CP4Side 2 Etched
NBLP-2-7183-CS-CP2Side 3 Etched
NBLP-2-7183-DS-CP2Side 4 Etched
T1 NBLP-2-7183-AS-CT2Side 1 Etched
T1 NBLP-2-7183-BS-CT2 ☆Side 2, Etched Variant 1
[etched] T1 NBLP-2-7183-BS-CT1 [stamped] ASide 2, Variant 2
T1 NBLP-2-7183-CS-CT2Side 3 Etched, Variant 1
NBLP-2-7183-AS-CS1 ☆ B4Record 1, side 1 etched matrix code
NBLP-2-7183-BS-CS1 ☆ S2Record 1, side 2 etched matrix code
15 NBLP-2-7183-CS-CS1 ☆ A8Record 2, side 1 etched matrix code
15 NBLP-2-7183-DS-CS1 ☆ AWRecord 2, side 2 etched matrix code
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 VPL24195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Bolivia | RCA Victor RLP-021 / RCA Victor RLP-022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | RCA 111.8002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7183/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7183/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7183/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP-2-7183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ecuador | RCA Victor 800497 / RCA Victor 800498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | El Salvador | RCA Victor CA2-1019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Barclay BLY 598067/68First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Metronome 0080.040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Barclay 598 067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Ariola MILP 10052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Minos MILP 10052 10053 / Minos MAL-MILP 10052First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Italy | Durium D.A.I. 30 336 / Durium D.A.I. 30 337First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mexico | RCA Victor MKLB 2007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Switzerland | Casablanca SHLP 1012LP, Album | LP, Album |
40 vinyl pressings of Live And Sleazy are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Netherlands, Italy and more. One of them is Casablanca NBLP-2-7183, released September 24, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NBLP-2-7183, NBLP-2-7183 DJ, 6641 980, 300 680) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NBLP-2-7183-AS-M2 STERLING (MR) ◅24504 (5) and NBLP-2-7183-BS-P̶R̶C̶-̶C̶2̶ -M2 STERLING (MR) ◅24504-X (5). 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.
