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Vinyl pressings

Is This Real?

by Wipers · 1980

22 pressings4 countriesAlternative RockPunkIndie RockRock

Is This Real? was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Is This Real?

1 pressing came out in 1980, the album's first year. 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.

US

1980
Label and catalog number
Park Avenue Records P.A. 82801
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

PA 82801-A L-257Side A runout, hand-etched

PA 82801-B L-257XSide B runout, hand-etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 22 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USPark Avenue Records P.A. 82801LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl
1980USPark Avenue Records P.A. 82801LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1980USPark Avenue Records P.A. 82801First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1984UKPsycho Records PSYCHO 22LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1987GermanyWeird System WS024LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1987GermanyWeird System WS024LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
1987GermanyWeird System WS024LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1987GermanyWeird System WS024LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2006USJackpot Records JPR 82801 / Jackpot Records JPR82801LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
2006USJackpot RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2014USJackpot Records JPR82801 / Jackpot Records J.P.R. 82801LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2020s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020USJackpot Records JPR059LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinylLP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl
2022USA & EuropeJackpot Records JPR82801 / Jackpot Records J.P.R. 82801LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2024USJackpot Records J.P.R. 82801 / Jackpot Records JPR82801LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownPsycho Records PSYCHO 22LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
?UnknownPsycho Records PSYCHO 22LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
?UnknownPsycho Records PSYCHO 22LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
?GermanyWeird System WS024LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
?UKPsycho Records PSYCHO 22LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
?USPark Avenue Records P.A. 82801LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?USJackpot Records JPR82801 / Jackpot Records J.P.R. 82801LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
?USJackpot Records JPR82801 / Jackpot Records J.P.R. 82801LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered

Tracklist

  1. Side +
  2. A1Return Of The Rat2:36
  3. A2Mystery1:45
  4. A3Up Front3:05
  5. A4Let's Go Let's Go Away1:47
  6. A5Is This Real?2:37
  7. A6Tragedy1:58
  8. A7Alien Boy3:18
  9. Side -
  10. B1D-74:05
  11. B2Potential Suicide3:35
  12. B3Don't Know What I Am3:00
  13. B4Window Shop For Love2:58
  14. B5Wait A Minute3:05

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Is This Real? are there?

22 vinyl pressings of Is This Real? are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1980 and 2024.

When was Is This Real? first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US. One of them is Park Avenue Records P.A. 82801.

How do I tell if my copy of Is This Real? is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P.A. 82801) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PA 82801-A L-257 and PA 82801-B L-257X. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Is This Real? on vinyl worth?

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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