Japan
February 21, 1980- Label and catalog number
- Alfa ALR-6033
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Red Ball Label
- Runout / matrix
〄Ⓑ ALR 6033A 112 ✳︎✳︎Stamped A
ALR 6033B 113 ✳︎✳︎Stamped B
ALR-6033-ALabel A
ALR-6033-BLabel B
Vinyl pressings
by Yellow Magic Orchestra · 1980
Public Pressure = 公的抑圧 was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year. 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.
〄Ⓑ ALR 6033A 112 ✳︎✳︎Stamped A
ALR 6033B 113 ✳︎✳︎Stamped B
ALR-6033-ALabel A
ALR-6033-BLabel B
ALR 6033A 113⊹A Runout, Variant 1
ALR 6033B 112⊹B Runout, Variant 1
ALR 6033A 112⊹⊹ ⊹ (♪) (P)A Runout, Variant 2
ALR 6033B 111⊹B Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Alfa ALR-6033LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1980 | Japan | Alfa ALR-6033First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Japan | Alfa ALR-6033First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Alfa ALR-6033First yearLP, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Japan | Alfa ALR-6033First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | Japan | Alfa ALR-6033First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Japan | Alfa ALR-6033First yearLP, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Japan | Alfa ALR-6033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 20094 / A&M Records 20094LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Alfa ALR-6033LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1468 / Alfa MOVLP1468LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Japan | Great Tracks MHJL 63 / Alfa MHJL 63LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2019 | Japan | Alfa MHJL 61~62 / Great Tracks MHJL 61~6212", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
13 vinyl pressings of Public Pressure = 公的抑圧 are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1980 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Japan. One of them is Alfa ALR-6033, released February 21, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ALR-6033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 〄Ⓑ ALR 6033A 112 ✳︎✳︎ and ALR 6033B 113 ✳︎✳︎. 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.