Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard · 1976
I'm Nearly Famous 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.
28 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 21 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.
YAX 5125-3 RH FOR KIPPERSide A runout, variant 1
YAX 5126-2 WHO'S KIPPER ! AT 1Side B runout, variant 1
YAX 5125-3 T R FOR KIPPERSide A runout, variant 2
YAX 5126-2 WHO'S KIPPER ! G D H 1Side B runout, variant 2
YAX 5125 3 TL 2 3Stamped runout, side A
FOR KIPPEREtched runout, side A
YAX 5126-2 LH 1Stamped runout, side B
WHO'S KIPPER !Etched runout, side B
YAX 5125-2 1 G FOR KIPPER !Side A runout
YAX 5126-2 1 G WHO'S KIPPER !Side B runout
MCA-1022 W-2 ◈-P-◈Runout A variant 1
MCA-1023 W-2 ◈-P-◈ IIIRunout B variant 1
MCA-1022 W-2 ◈-P-◈ IRunout A variant 2
MCA-1023 W-2 ◈-P-◈ IIIRunout B variant 2
MCA 1022 W-1 [⧈-G-⧈] 3Run-out side A / etched [stamped]
MCA1023W-1 [⧈-G-⧈] 2Run-out side B / etched [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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | EMI EMC 3122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | EMI EMC8037First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Canada | The Rocket Record Company PIG-2210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | The Rocket Record Company PIG-2210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Denmark | EMI 6C 062-06084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | EMI 2 C066-06084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 062-06 084 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-06 084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | EMI 2J 062-06084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | India | EMI EMC. 3122 / EMI EMC 3122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | EMI 3C 064-06084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | EMI EMS-80492First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062 o 06084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 3122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Peru | Parlophone L. P. 33-2027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Portugal | EMI 8E 068 06084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 2117LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 2117LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Capitol Records SN-16221 / EMI America SN-16221LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | EMI America SN-16221LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | EMI America SN-16221LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Fame FA 3010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Fame FA 3010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Fame FA 3010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 2117 / EMI ВТА 2117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия C-60 08875LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Axis TC-AX-260069LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 2117LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 2117LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | EMI 1A 038 1575121 / Fame 1A 038 1575121LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 062-06 084 / EMI 1C 064-06 084LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Malaysia | Lion LSLP-59LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | South Africa | Fame FA (P) 6LP | LP |
| ? | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5104LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | EMI EMC 3122 / EMI OC 062 ○ 06084LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—08875-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—08875-6LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60—08875-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
71 vinyl pressings of I'm Nearly Famous are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1976 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is EMI EMC 3122.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 3122, PIG-2210, EMC8037, 6C 062-06084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 5125-3 RH FOR KIPPER and YAX 5126-2 WHO'S KIPPER ! AT 1. 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.
