Vinyl pressings
by World Party · 1986
Private Revolution was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 10 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.
C H E N 4 A //1 ∇ 420 T 11 G TOWNHOUSERunout, side A
C H E N 4 B //1 ∇ 420 T TOWNHOUSE 11 G GOD SHALL WINRunout, side B
CHEN 4-ALabel, side A
CHEN 4-BLabel, side B
CHEN 4 A//1▽420 T 11 TOWNHOUSE
CHEN 4 B//1▽420 T 11 TOWNHOUSE GOOD SHALL WIN
CHEN 4 A // 1 ▽ 420 T 1 1 TOWNHOUSESide A runout
CHEN 4 B // 1 ▽ 420T 1 1 TOWNHOUSE GOD SHALL WINSide B runout
BFV 41552 AS P3 STERLING P(AP)Side A runout, variant 1
BFV 41552 BS P3 STERLING P(AP)Side B runout, variant 1
BFV 41552 AS P4 C8 STERLING P(AP)Side A runout, variant 2
BFV 41552 BS P3 D2 STERLING P(AP)Side B runout, variant 2
BFV 41552 AS-1B G1 A11 STERLINGRunout A, variant 1
BFV 41552 BS-1A G1 A6 STERLINGRunout B, variant 1
BFV 41552 AS-1B G1 A32 STERLINGRunout A, variant 2
BFV 41552 BS-1B G1 A2 STERLINGRunout B, variant 2
A1 C R134261A 1Runout side A
A1 3 R134261B 1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Chrysalis L 38734 / Chrysalis L-38734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Chrysalis L 38734 / Chrysalis L-38734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Chrysalis 260004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 41552First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Chrysalis FV 41552 / Chrysalis FV-41552LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1986 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS-41552 / Chrysalis CHS 41552First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Chrysalis 207 901First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Chrysalis 830 499-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Chrysalis 830499-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Chrysalis 830499-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | Italy | Ensign 64 3515521 / Chrysalis 64 3515521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1552First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1552First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L 38734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Ensign CHEN 4 / Chrysalis CHEN 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Chrysalis CHEN 4 / Ensign CHEN 4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Seaview 1LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 207 901 / Ensign 207 901LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Ensign 1C 064 - 3 21552 1 / Chrysalis 1C 064 - 3 21552 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of Private Revolution are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Ensign CHEN 4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHEN 4, BFV 41552, L 38734, 260004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C H E N 4 A //1 ∇ 420 T 11 G TOWNHOUSE and C H E N 4 B //1 ∇ 420 T TOWNHOUSE 11 G GOD SHALL WIN. 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.
