Vinyl pressings
by Devo · 1978
Come Back Jonee 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.
13 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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.
VS 223 A1 DSide A runout etched, D is stamped
VS 223 B1 ⋀Side B runout etched, ⋀ is stamped
VS 223-ASide A label
VS 223-BSide B label
VS 223 A3 S.A DMRunout side A, variant 1
VS 223 B3 O S.ARunout side B, variant 1
VS 223 A3 I S.A ARunout side A, variant 2
S.A VS 223 B3 I LRunout side B, variant 2
VS 223 A1 Λ 3A side runout
VS 223 B1 Λ 2B side runout
VS 223 A 3 2 S.A ARunout A etched, variant 1
VS 223 B 3 1 C S.ARunout B etched, variant 1
VS 223 A3 1 S.A HRunout A etched, variant 2
VS 223 B3 2 B S.ARunout B etched, variant 2
VS 223 A3 - S.A JRunout, side A, variant 1
VS 223 B3 - S.ARunout, side B, variant 1
VS 223 A3 J S.A IRunout, side A, variant 2
VS 223 B3 S.A H IRunout, side B, variant 2
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 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Virgin 2097 964First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | Virgin 15 815 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Italy | Virgin VIN 45019First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8745First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Spain | Virgin 15.815 / Virgin 15 815-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8745First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Virgin VS 223 / Virgin VS223First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Virgin VS 223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Virgin VS 223First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Virgin VS 223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Virgin VS 223First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Portugal | Virgin VV-45.012 ES7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
14 vinyl pressings of Come Back Jonee are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Virgin VS 223, released August 25, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS 223, WBS 8745, 2097 964, 15 815 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VS 223 A1 D and VS 223 B1 ⋀. 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.
