Vinyl pressings
by Cameo · 1978
Ugly Ego 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 4 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.
CCLP-2006-AS / K-2 / AZ ❀ (Flower)Runout Side A
CCLP-2006-BS / K-2 / AZ ❀ (Flower)Runout Side B
CCLP-2006-AS TH-2 AZ ❀ (Flower) TISide A (Variant 2)
CCLP-2006-BS TH-1 AZ ❀ (Flower) TISide B (Variant 2)
CCLP-2006-AS PRC-2-1-1 AZ CBRunout Side A Etched
CCLP-2006-BS PRCR 1 AZ III-IRunout Side B Etched
(CCLP 2006 AS)Label Side A
(CCLP 2006 BS)Label Side B
P CCLP-2006-AS CP-2 AZ GBRunout side A, variant 1
CCLP-2006-BS CP2 AZ ⁀⁀︵︵ P 1Runout side B, variant 1
P CCLP-2006-AS CP-2 AZ CBRunout side A, variant 2
CCLP-2006-BS P-2 AZ ⁀⁀︵︵ PRunout side B, variant 2
S CCLP-2006-AS / SM-2 / AZ CBRunout Side A
S CCLP-2006-BS / SM-2 / AZ CBRunout Side B
CCLP-2006-ASSide A Label
CCLP-2006-BSSide B Label
A 3 [Union Jack] CCLP-2006-AS K-2 AZ CBRunout side A
A 3 [Union Jack] CCLP-2006-BS K-2 AZ CBRunout side B
CCLP 2006 ASLabel side A
CCLP 2006 BSLabel side B
CCLP-2006-AS CP-2 AZ GBrunout side A
CCLP-2006-BS P-1 AZ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀runout side B
CCLP 2006 ASlabel side A
CCLP 2006 BSlabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Chocolate City CCLP 2006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Chocolate City CCO. 71043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Casablanca CAL 2038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Casablanca CAL 2038LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Chocolate City CCLP 2006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Chocolate City CCLP 2006 / Chocolate City CCLP 2006 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Chocolate City CCLP 2006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Chocolate City CCLP 2006LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Chocolate City CCLP 2006 DJ / Chocolate City CCLP 2006First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Chocolate City CCLP 2006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Chocolate City CCLP 2006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Chocolate City CCLP 2006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Chocolate City CCLP 2006 / Chocolate City CCLP 2006 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 585LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Chocolate City CCLP 2006LP, Album, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Ugly Ego are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, France. One of them is Chocolate City CCLP 2006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CCLP 2006, CCLP 2006 DJ, CAL 2038, CCO. 71043) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CCLP-2006-AS / K-2 / AZ ❀ (Flower) and CCLP-2006-BS / K-2 / AZ ❀ (Flower). 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.
