Vinyl pressings
by Carly Simon · 1980
Come Upstairs was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 20 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.
BSK-1-3443-JW3 #3 MASTERDISK RL 0Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3443-JW1 #3 MASTERDISK RL 0Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3443 JW2 MASTERDISK RL 0Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3443 JW2-1 MASTERDISK RL 0Side B runout, variant 2
BSK 1-3443-1BSIDE 1
BSK 2-3443-1FSIDE 2
BSK-1-3443-WW1 #2 MASTERDISK RL ─◁Side A runout, var. 1
BSK-2-3443-WW1 #3 MASTERDISK RL —◁Side B runout, var. 1
BSK-1-3443-WW2 MASTERDISK · ─◁Side A runout, var. 2
BSK-2-3443 WW2 · ─◁Side B runout, var. 2
BSK-1-3443-LW4⦁ MASTERDISK RL ✲ ✲ ISide A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3443-LW4⦁ MASTERDISK RL ✲ ✲ ISide B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3443-LW4⦁ MASTERDISK RL ✲ ✲ ISide A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3443-LW4⦁ 2 MASTERDISK RL ✲ ✲Side B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3443-1A \ TSide A runout etched
BSK 2- 3443 - 1CSide B runout stamped
CSide A, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 208825First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1031)00241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 828First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BAN 56828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56828First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10832WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10832WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 828 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3443First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR 56 828 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1471First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3443LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Come Upstairs are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3443.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3443, OLW-111, K56828, WB 56 828) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3443-JW3 #3 MASTERDISK RL 0 and BSK-2-3443-JW1 #3 MASTERDISK RL 0. 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.
