Vinyl pressings
by X-Ray Spex · 1978
Germfree Adolescents was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 3 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.
INS 3023 A-1 MASTERED AT' ABBEY ROAD'-NICKRunout side A, variant 1
INS 3023 B-1 NICK UURunout side B, variant 1
INS 3023 A-2 MASTERED AT' ABBEY ROAD'-NICKRunout side A, variant 2
INS 3023 B-1 NICK UURunout side B, variant 2
INS 3023 A-1Side A Stamped
MASTERED AT 'ABBEY ROAD' - NICKSide A Etched
INS 3023 B-1Side B Stamped
NICK UUSide B Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Portugal | EMI 8E 072 61 787First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Sweden | EMI International 7C 062-61787First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | EMI International INS 3023 / EMI International OC 062-61 787First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | EMI INS 3023First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1978 | UK | EMI International INS 3023 / EMI International OC 062-61 787First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | France | EMI International 2C 070 61787 / EMI International 2C 070-61787LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | EMI EMS-81229LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 151 / EMI OC 062-61 787LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | EMI EMC-2687 / EMI International EMC-2687LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | EMI EMS-81229LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK, Europe & US | Virgin VM 9001 / Virgin 212 151LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Italy | Earmark 40005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2001 | Italy | Earmark 40005 PLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2001 | Italy | Earmark 640005LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2004 | UK | Art-I-Ficial Products nonLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2004 | UK | Art-I-Ficial ProductsLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2004 | UK | Art-I-Ficial Products nonLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2004 | UK | Art-I-Ficial ProductsLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Real Gone Music RGM 0460 / Real Gone Music RGM-0460LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0460LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Real Gone Music RGM 0460 / Real Gone Music RGM-0460LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Real Gone Music RGM 0460LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Real Gone Music RGM 0460 / Real Gone Music RGM-0460LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Real Gone Music RGM 0460 / Real Gone Music RGM-0460LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Real Gone Music RGM 072LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | UK | Secret Records Limited SECLP301DGLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Secret Records Limited SECLP301MFLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2023 | US | Secret Records Limited SECLP301DGLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Secret Records SECLP301PICLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2025 | UK | Secret Records Limited SECLP301LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2025 | US | Secret Records Limited SECLP301PSLP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Art-I-Ficial Products INS 3023LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Art-I-Ficial Products 001LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Art-I-Ficial ProductsLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Art-I-Ficial Products INS 3023LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | Art-I-Ficial Products INS 3023LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | Art-I-Ficial Products INS 3023LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | Art-I-Ficial Products INS 3023LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Art-I-Ficial Products INS 3023LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Art-I-Ficial ProductsLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Art-I-Ficial Products INS 3023LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Art-I-Ficial Products INS 3023LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0752LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
44 vinyl pressings of Germfree Adolescents are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Portugal, Sweden. One of them is EMI International INS 3023, released November 10, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use INS 3023, 8E 072 61 787, 7C 062-61787) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, INS 3023 A-1 MASTERED AT' ABBEY ROAD'-NICK and INS 3023 B-1 NICK UU. 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.
