Vinyl pressings
by Yazoo · 1983
Nobody's Diary 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.
54 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 17 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.
TOWN HOUSE 7-YAZ-003-A2 SW V OOOH... NO!Side A run-out area etched except TOWN HOUSE
TOWN HOUSE 7-YAZ-003-B2 SW V HAS ANYONE SEEN TERRY TURBO?Side B run-out area etched except TOWN HOUSE
12 YAZ 003 A2 gg4 HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSAY MAGGS TOWN HOUSESide A, variant 1
12 YAZ 003 B-1 [drawing] MANY THANKS ANDY MATTHEWS WITH LOVE X TOWN HOUSESide B, variant 1
12 YAZ 003 A2 gg3 V HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSAY MAGGS TOWN HOUSESide A, variant 2
12 YAZ 003 B2 [drawing] gg3 V MANY THANKS ANDY MATTHEWS WITH LOVE X TOWN HOUSESide B, variant 2
GG 3 11 7 YAZ 003 A3 OOOH... NO! TOWN HOUSESide A runout, etched/stamped
7-YAZ-003.B2 GG3 HAS ANYONE SEEN TERRY TURBO? TOWN HOUSESide B runout, etched/stamped
TOWN HOUSE 7-YAZ-003.A2 M.T.1 OOOH... NO!Side A runout, variant 1
M.T.1 TOWN HOUSE 7-YAZ-003.B2 HAS ANYONE SEEN TERRY TURBO?Side B runout, variant 1
TOWN HOUSE 7-YAZ-003.A2 M.T.4 OOOH... NO!Side A runout, variant 2
M.T.4 TOWN HOUSE 7-YAZ-003.B2 HAS ANYONE SEEN TERRY TURBO?Side B runout, variant 2
12-YAZ-003-A3 SW V HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSAY MAGGS TOWN HOUSESide A runout
12-YAZ-003-B2 [face logo] SW V MANY THANKS ANDY MATTHEWS WITH LOVE X TOWN HOUSESide B runout
gg2 SUGAR NEVER WAS SO SWEET TOWN HOUSE L 12 YAZ 003 A1Runout side A, variant 1
gg2 FEELS LIKE IT'S COMING HOME L 12 YAZ 003 B1 TOWN HOUSERunout side B, variant 1
L-12-YAZ-003-A2 gg3 P SUGAR NEVER WAS SO SWEET TOWN HOUSERunout side A, variant 2
L-12-YAZ-003-B2 gg3 P FEELS LIKE IT'S COMING HOME TOWN HOUSERunout side B, variant 2
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 | Australia | Mute POWT 0137First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Australia | Powderworks POW 0137First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Australia | Mute POW 0137 / Powderworks POW 0137First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Brazil | Fermata 88.510 / Mute 88.510First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Sire 92 01210 / Mute 92 01210First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | France | Vogue 310991 / Mute 310991First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | France | Mute 101780First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Vogue 310984 / Mute 310984First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | France | Vogue 1017807", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Germany | Mute INT 126.812 / Mute 12 (YAZ 003)First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Mute INT 126.814 / Mute L 12 YAZ 003First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 1983 | Germany | Mute INT 111.811 / Mute 7 (YAZ 003)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Germany | Intercord INT 126.81212", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Germany | Mute INT 126.814 / Mute L12 YAZ 003First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1983 | Germany | Mute INT 111.811 / Mute 7 (YAZ 003)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Europe | Mute 12YAZ7 / Mute 509992163181812", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Mute INT 126.812 / Mute 12 (YAZ 003)12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Repress, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Repress, Stereo |
62 vinyl pressings of Nobody's Diary are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1983 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is Mute 7 YAZ 003, released May 9, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7 YAZ 003, 12 YAZ 003, L12 YAZ 003, 0-20121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TOWN HOUSE 7-YAZ-003-A2 SW V OOOH... NO! and TOWN HOUSE 7-YAZ-003-B2 SW V HAS ANYONE SEEN TERRY TURBO?. 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.
