First-year pressing

Great Fire 1983 UK Pressing (VS 553-12)

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

VS 553-12aLabel Side A
VS 553-12bLabel Side B
VS-553-12-A1 // V // TOWNHOUSE // No Time For Sergeant's // 1 2A runout, variant 1
VS-553-12-B1 // V // TOWNHOUSEB runout, variant 1
VS-553-12-A2 // V // TOWNHOUSE // No Time For Sergeant's // 1A runout, variant 2
VS-553-12-B2 // V // TOWNHOUSEB runout, variant 2
VS-553-12-A2 Λ TOWNHOUSE NO TiME FOR SERGEANT'S 4A runout, variant 3
VS-553-12-B2 Λ TOWNHOUSEB runout, variant 3
VS-553-12-A1 V TOWNHOUSE 3 No Time For Sergeant'sA runout, variant 4
VS-553-12-B2 V TOWNHOUSE 3B runout, variant 4
VS-553-12-A2 A TOWNHOUSE 3 No Time For Sergeant'sA runout, variant 5
VS-553-12-B2 A TOWNHOUSEB runout, variant 5
VS-553-12-A2 A TOWNHOUSE NO TiME FOR SARGEANT'SA runout, variant 6
VS-553-12-B2 A TOWNHOUSEB runout, variant 6
VS-553-12-A1 A TOWNHOUSE NO TiME FOR SERGEANT'S 12A runout, variant 7
VS-553-12-B2 A TOWNHOUSEB runout, variant 7