Vinyl pressings
by Wall Of Voodoo · 1985
Seven Days In Sammystown was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
24-26685-2A-1 BRunout side A, etched, variant 1
24-26685-5B-1 ARunout side B, etched, variant 1
24-26685-2A1 ARunout side A, stamped, variant 2
24-26685-5B-1 ARunout side B, stamped, variant 2
24-26685-2A-I BRunout side A
24_26685_5B_I ARunout side B
(24-026685-1)Label side A
(24-026685-2)Label side B
MIRF1006 A // 1▽ 420TStamped Side A
MIRF1006 B // 1▽ 420TStamped Side B
BILBO TAPE ONEHand Etched Both Sides
IRS 4766 AM 4 ᛜ ᚹ ᛜA run-out etching
IRS 4767 AM 3 ᛜ ᚹ ᛜ IIIB run-out etching
IRS 4989 AM1 2Side A runout, etched
IRS 4767 AM2 1Side B runout, etched
IRS 4989Side A label
IRS 4767Side B label
IRS 4766 AM2 回-G-回 1Side A runout
IRS 4767 AM2 回-G-回 1Side B runout
IRS 4766Side A label
IRS 4767Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Illegal Records ELPS 4519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | I.R.S. Records ELPS 4519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | I.R.S. Records ELPS 4519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | I.R.S. Records IRS-5662First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | I.R.S. Records ILP 26685 / I.R.S. Records 26685First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | I.R.S. Records ILP 26685 / I.R.S. Records 26685First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | I.R.S. Records ILP 26685 / Illegal Records ILP 26685First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | I.R.S. Records ILP 26685 / I.R.S. Records 26685First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | New Zealand | Illegal Records ELPS 4519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | I.R.S. Records MIRF 1006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5662First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5662First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5662First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5662LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of Seven Days In Sammystown are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is I.R.S. Records ILP 26685.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILP 26685, MIRF 1006, IRS-5662, ELPS 4519) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 24-26685-2A-1 B and 24-26685-5B-1 A. 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.
