Vinyl pressings
by Destination · 1979
Move On Up / Up Up Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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.
MCA 1898 W1 回-G-回 WE'RE #1 SCDDASide A runouts
PASHMACK MCA 1899 W1 回-G-回Side B runouts
MCA 1898Side A label
MCA 1899Side B label
回-G-回 LUV-U-SHERY MC 8952 E W1A-Side Runout Etching
TO-U-NAYER MC 8953 E W1 回-G-回B-Side Runout Etching
MC 8952 EA-Side Label
MC 8953 EB-Side Label
MCA 1898 W 3 S-7039Side A runout
MCA 1899 W 3 S-7040Side B runout
(MCA-1898) S-7039Side A label
(MCA-1899) S-7040Side B label
MCA 1898 W1 2 ◇-P-◇1 WE'RE #1 SCDASide A runout
MCA 1899 W2 ◈-P-◈ PASHMACKSide B runout
MCA 1898Side A label
MCA-1899Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Interdisc SL-5042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Som Livre 601.7020 / Tapecar 601.7020First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Butterfly Records FLY-13934First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Butterfly Records 2C 008-63.506 / Butterfly Records 2C008-63506First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Metronome 0030.210 / Butterfly Records 0030.210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Italy | Derby DBR 10233First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Butterfly Records CM-268First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Spain | Butterfly Records 45-1910First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY-13934First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY 41084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY-13934First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY 41084First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY-13934First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY-13934First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY-41084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ecuador | Butterfly Records FLY-1393412", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Gamma G-22577", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Butterfly Records CHS12/2409 / Chrysalis CHS12/240912", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 12-311912", Single | 12", Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 1119 / Destiny Records RAMSH 11197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 337212" | 12" |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Rams Horn RHR 345312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of Move On Up / Up Up Up are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1979 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Argentina, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Butterfly Records FLY-13934.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FLY-13934, FLY 41084, FLY-41084, SL-5042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 1898 W1 回-G-回 WE'RE #1 SCDDA and PASHMACK MCA 1899 W1 回-G-回. 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.
