Vinyl pressings
by Angelic Upstarts · 1979
I'm An Upstart was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
S-2 K17354 A E.G.Side A runout, variant 1
S-10 K17354 B E.G. TYSide B runout, variant 1
S-5 K17354 A TY E.G.. 1Side A runout, variant 2
S-6 K17354 B TY E.G.. 1Side B runout, variant 2
K17354A(T) EG TYSide A runout
S-8 K17354B(T) EGSide B runout
K 17354 T A*Side A label
K 17354 T B*Side B label
K 17354 AVinyl label A
K 17354 BVinyl label B
S-2 K17354 A G.G.Side A runout, etched
S-10 K17354 B E.G. TYSide B runout, etched
K 17354 ALabel A
K 17354 BLabel B
W-3 K17354 A N G.G.Side A runout, etched
W-2 K17354 B N E.G. TYSide B runout, etched
K 17354 ALabel A
K 17354 BLabel B
K17354C A-1 D Q STRAWBERRYA side runout, Variant 1
K17354C B-1 1 D AA STRAWBERRYB side runout, Variant 1
K17354C A-1 P N STRAWBERRYA side runout, Variant 2
K17354C B-1 1 D X STRAWBERRYB side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17354First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17354First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17354First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17354First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17354First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17354 / Warner Bros. Records K17354First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K17354T / Warner Bros. Records K 17354 TFirst year12", Limited Edition, Single, 45 RPM · Limited | 12", Limited Edition, Single, 45 RPM · Limited |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17354First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17354 / Warner Bros. Records K17354First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17354 / Warner Bros. Records K17354First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17354First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17354 TFirst year12", Limited Edition, Single, 45 RPM · Limited | 12", Limited Edition, Single, 45 RPM · Limited |
12 vinyl pressings of I'm An Upstart are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 17354, released April 6, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 17354, K17354T, K 17354 T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-2 K17354 A E.G. and S-10 K17354 B E.G. TY. 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.
