Vinyl pressings
by Buzzcocks · 1978
What Do I Get? was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
UP 36348 A 2 ANOTHER MUSICSide A runout, variant 1
UP 36348 B 2 A LOVE STORYSide B runout, variant 1
UP 36348 A-2 G D 1 ANOTHER MUSICRunout A stamped / etched, variant 2
UP 36348 B-2 O 1 A LOVE STORYRunout B stamped / etched, variant 2
UP 36348 A 2 ANOTHER MUSICSide A runout
UP 36348 B 2 A LOVE STORYSide B runout
UP 36348ASide A label
UP 36348BSide B label
UP 36348 A-2 ANOTHER MUSICSide A runout, stamped / etched
UP 36348 B-2 A LOVE STORYSide B runout, stamped / etched
UP 36348ASide A label
UP 36348BSide B label
UP 36348 A-2 ⋀ ANOTHER MUSICSide A runout, stamped / etched
UP 36348 B-2 A LOVE STORYSide B runout, stamped / etched
UP 36348ASide A label
UP 36348BSide B label
UP 36348 A-2 ANOTHER MUSICSide A runout
LPFBSide B runout
UP 36348ASide A label
UP 36248 A-1U JONZSide A runout
UP 36348 B 2 Λ D A LOVE STORYSide B runout
UP 36348ASide A label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C006-60429First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | United Artists Records UP 36.348First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | United Artists Records 36 348 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 006-60429 / United Artists Records 5C 006-60 429First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Portugal | United Artists Records N-S-14-136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36348First year7", Single, Promo, Single Sided · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Single Sided · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36348First year7", 45 RPM, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 363487", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36348First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36348First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36348First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36348First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of What Do I Get? are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Belgium, France, Germany and more. One of them is United Artists Records UP 36348, released February 3, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UP 36348, 4C006-60429, UP 36.348, 36 348 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UP 36348 A 2 ANOTHER MUSIC and UP 36348 B 2 A LOVE STORY. 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.
