Vinyl pressings
by XTC · 1983
Mummer was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 12 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.
V 2264 A - 2U - 1 - 1 - 3 SOUND CLINICSide A runout, variant 1
V 2264 B - 2U - 1 - 1 - 8 JONZSide B runout, variant 1
V 2264 A - 2U - 1 - 2 - 1 SOUND CLINICSide A runout, variant 2
V 2264 B - 2U - 1 - 1 - x1 JoNZSide B runout, variant 2
V 〄 Ⓑ V–2264A 112 ⁜ 1 JRunout side A
V–2264B 111 ⁜Runout side B
V-2264-ALabel side A
V-2264-BLabel side B
VL-2264-A 2 #2 SNB Al 230 CRSide A runout
VL-2264B SNB 230 EL CRSide B runout
Å MX202364 V2264-1Side A stamped
G MX202365 C V 2264-2Side B stamped
MX202364Side A label
MX202365Side B label
205338 A-2/83S I Made in GermanyRunout side A
205338 B-2/83S I Made in GermanyRunout side B
S 205 338 ALabel side A
S 205 338 BLabel side B
205338 A–2/83S l Made in GermanySide A
205338 B–2/83S l Made in GermanySide B
S 205 338 ALabel side A
S 205 338 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | Virgin 205 338 / Virgin 205 338-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Virgin 205 338 / Virgin 205 338-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Virgin 205 338LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | France | Virgin 205 338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Virgin V 2264First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Virgin V 2264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Not On LabelFirst yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1983 | Japan | Virgin VIL-6042 / Victor VIL-6042First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Virgin 619905First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Virgin V2264 / Virgin V-2264First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | Virgin I-205.338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Virgin VIL-6042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Virgin VL 2264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Virgin V2264First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Ape House APELP106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Virgin OVED 142 / Virgin V 2264LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Mummer are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1983 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Japan, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Virgin V2264, released August 30, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2264, VIL-6042, VL 2264, V 2264) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2264 A - 2U - 1 - 1 - 3 SOUND CLINIC and V 2264 B - 2U - 1 - 1 - 8 JONZ. 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.
