Vinyl pressings
by Budgie · 1976
If I Were Brittania I'd Waive The Rules was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 10 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.
AMLH·68377·A2 B 1 ARUNSide A runout, variant 1
AMLH·68377·B2 1 3 VSide B runout, variant 1
AMLH·68377·A2 2 Λ ARUNSide A runout, variant 2
AMLH·68377·B2 1 ΛSide B runout, variant 2
AM SP 4921 P1Side A runout
AM SP 4922 P1Side B runout
SP-4921Side A label
SP-4922Side B label
AM SP 4921 T2 TISide A Variant 1
AM SP 4922 T4 TISide B Variant 1
T1 AMSP 4921 T2 B6Side A Variant 2
T2 AMSP 4922 T4 A5Side B Variant 2
AM SP 4922 M1 △21071 (1) MRSide A runout
AM SP 4922 M2 △21071-X (2) MRSide B runout
AM SP 4921 M2 MR △21071 (2)Side A runout
AM SP 4922 M2 MR △21071-X (2)Side B runout
AM SP 4921 M1 V △21071 (1) MRRunout Side A
AM SP 4922 M2 △21071-X (2) MRRunout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | A&M Records 8443First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1976 | Australia | A&M Records L-35901 / A&M Records L-35,901First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP4593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4593First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP4593First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Germany | A&M Records 27 755 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | A&M Records AMLS 68377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLS 68377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | A&M Records 27755-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Sweden | A&M Records AMLH 68377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Sweden | A&M Records Sg1LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 68377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP-4593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP-4593First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Noteworthy Productions NP26VLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | France | Orange 70010LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2025 | UK | Noteworthy Productions NP26VPSLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4593LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
27 vinyl pressings of If I Were Brittania I'd Waive The Rules are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1976 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 68377.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 68377, SP-4593, L-35901, SP4593) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH·68377·A2 B 1 ARUN and AMLH·68377·B2 1 3 V. 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.
