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[Label - side A]
— Stereo 45rpm —
VS554 - 12a
Time: 6·48
℗ 1982 Virgin Records Ltd
[Label - side B]
— Stereo 45rpm —
VS554 - 12b
Time: 6·53
℗ 1980 Virgin Records Ltd
Taken from the album V2180
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[Sleeve - spine]
JAPAN — Nightporter — 12 Inch Single Virgin Records Ltd VS 554–12
[Sleeve - back]
VS554–12
Nightporter
℗ 1982 Virgin Records Ltd
Methods of Dance
℗ 1980 Virgin Records Ltd
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© 1982 Virgin Records Limited
The stamped A in the runouts appears as the usual CBS Aston Clinton partially stamped symbol ⋀ or ∴
The runouts are etched (e.g. "VS - 554 - 12 - A1 ƱTOPIA"), except for the last two characters, which are usually a numeral and letter (e.g. "5A"), which are stamped.
There are two other 12"s released in the UK using the same catalogue # VS554-12, but pressed/lacquer cut by different plants:
* [url=http://www.discogs.com/release/5298349]pressed by EMI (Lacquer cut by Jack Adams) JA[/url]
* [url=http://www.discogs.com/release/12784265]pressed by EMI (Lacquer cut by Tony Bridge) tone[/url]
| Matrix / Runout: | VS554 - 12a | Side A label |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS554 - 12b | Side B label |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 - A1 ƱTOPIA | Side A runout, variant 1 |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 - B1 ƱTOPIA | Side B runout, variant 1 |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 - A2 ƱTOPIA A | Side A runout, variant 2 |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 - B1 ƱTOPIA A : ) | Side B runout, variant 2 |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 - A2 ƱTOPIA A | Side A runout, variant 3 |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 - B2 ƱTOPIA A | Side B runout, variant 3 |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 - A1 ƱTOPIA 5 A | Side A runout, variant 4 |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 - B1 ƱTOPIA 4 A | Side B runout, variant 4 |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 - A1 2 B ƱTOPIA | Side A runout, variant 5 |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 - B2 16 ƱTOPIA A | Side B runout, variant 5 |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 - A1 C ƱTOPIA | Side A runout, variant 6 |
| Matrix / Runout: | VS - 554 - 12 -- B2 ƱTOPIA | Side B runout, variant 6 |