Vinyl pressings
by Chubby Checker · 1969
Back In The U.S.S.R. was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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.
Buddah BUD-5203 3 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.Etched in runout A, Mastered by is stamped
Buddah BUD-5204 3 F/WEtched in runout B
BUD 5203Side A Label
BUD 5204Side B Label
BUD 5203A-side label
BUD 5204B-side label
Buddah BUD-5203 ② 3 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. P
Buddah BUD-5204 ② F/W 2 P
BUD 5203A-side label
BUD 5204B-side label
MX159911 BUB018-1Etched in runout A
MX159912 BUB018-2Etched in runout B
BUD 5203Side A label
BUD 5204Side B label
1 ℗1969 D9 ◊Z 00201047 S1 24 Made in Austria 2Runout A, stamped
1 ℗1969 D9 ◊Z 00201047 S2 24 Made in Austria 2Runout B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Buddah Records BUD-018First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Austria | Buddah Records 201 047First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | Buddah Records BUDDAH 100XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Buddah Records 610.030First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Buddah Records 201 047First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | Buddah Records LL-2261-DAFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Buddah Records 610030First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Buddah Records PD.9542First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Buddah Records 201 047First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDA 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDA 100First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDA 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Buddah Records 201045First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Buddah Records 201 047First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Back In The U.S.S.R. are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDA 100, released March 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDA 100, 201045, BUD-018, 201 047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Buddah BUD-5203 3 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. and Buddah BUD-5204 3 F/W. 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.
