Vinyl pressings
by Bucks Fizz · 1981
Making Your Mind Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
43 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 25 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.
RCA - PB - 5339 - A PFRunout side A, etched (PF beside matrix)
RCA - PB - 5339 - B PFRunout side B, etched (PF beside matrix)
PB 5339-ALabel side A
PB 5339-BLabel side B
RCA - PB 5339 – A PFRunout side A etched variant 1
RCA - PB 5339 – B PFRunout side B etched variant 1
RCA - PB 5339 – A² PFRunout side A etched variant 2
RCA - PB 5339 – B PFRunout side B etched variant 2
RCA - PB - 5339 - A PFRunout side A, etched
RCA - PB - 5339 - B PFRunout side B, etched
PB 5339-ALabel side A
PB 5339-BLabel side B
RCA 56 A-4U TOWNHOUSEVariant 1, side A runout, stamped
RCA 56 B-4U TOWNHOUSEVariant 1, side B runout, stamped
RCA 56 A-5U TOWNHOUSEVariant 2, side A runout, stamped
RCA 56 B-4U TOWNHOUSEVariant 2, side B runout, stamped
RCA 56 A - 4U TOWNHOUSESide A runout, stamped, variant 1
RCA 56 B - 4U TOWNHOUSESide B runout, stamped, variant 1
RCA 56 A-5U TOWNHOUSESide A runout, variant 2
RCA 56 B-2U TOWNHOUSESide B runout, variant 2
RCA 56 A - 5U TOWNHOUSERunout, A-side, stamped. Var. 1
RCA 56 B - 4U TOWNHOUSERunout, B-side, stamped. Var. 1
RCA 56 A - 4U TOWNHOUSERunout, A-side, stamped. Var. 2
RCA 56 B - 2U TOWNHOUSERunout, B-side, stamped. Var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | RCA Victor PB-5339 / RCA PB-5339First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Australia | RCA Victor 103786First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor 103786First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Belgium | RCA Victor PB 5339 / RCA Victor PB.5339First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Belgium | RCA Victor PB 5339 / RCA PB.5339First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Belgium | RCA Victor PB.5339 / RCA PB.53397", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | Belgium | RCA Victor PB 5339 / RCA PB.5339First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Brazil | RCA Victor 101.7150First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | RCA PB 50627First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | El Salvador | RCA Victor CA-11129First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | Finland | RCA PB 5339 / RCA Victor PB 5339First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | RCA Victor PB 5339 / RCA PB 5339First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 5339 / RCA PB 5339First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 5339 / RCA PB 5339First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 5339 / RCA PB 5339First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
45 vinyl pressings of Making Your Mind Up are listed here, from 25 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Germany, UK, US, Italy and more. One of them is RCA Victor PB 5339.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB 5339, RCA 56, PB-12242, JH-12242) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RCA - PB - 5339 - A PF and RCA - PB - 5339 - B PF. 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.
