Vinyl pressings
by Direct Current · 1979
Everybody Here Must Party 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.
10 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
59-A VIRTUE STUDIOS PHILA PA. STEREO 33 1/3 DISCO LRunout, side A, etched
59-B VIRTUE STUDIOS PHILA PA. STEREO 33 1/3 DISCO LRunout, side B, etched
#59ALabel, side A
#59BLabel, side B
7-59-A VIRTUE Studios Phil PARunout A: Hand etched
7-59-B VIRTUE Studios Phil PARunout B: Hand etched
7-59-ALabel A-side
7-59-BLabel B-side
59-A VIRTUE STUDIOS PHILA PA. STEREO 33 1/3 DISCO LRun-out A-side [etched]
59-B VIRTUE STUDIOS PHILA PA. STEREO 33 1/3 DISCO LRun-out B-side [etched]
SID 110 A-1U STRAWBERRY = 1Side A stamped
SID 110 B-1U STRAWBERRY = 1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor 2141 101First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Mexico | Peerless 45/11427First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Mexico | Peerless D-1024First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | TEC Records #59First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | TEC Records 7-59First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | TEC Records 7-59First year7", Promo, Single, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, Single, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1979 | US | TEC Records #59First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | TEC Records 5912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1979 | UK | Sidewalk 12SID 110First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Sidewalk SID 110First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Sidewalk SID 110First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Everybody Here Must Party are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Mexico. One of them is TEC Records #59.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use #59, 7-59, 12SID 110, SID 110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 59-A VIRTUE STUDIOS PHILA PA. STEREO 33 1/3 DISCO L and 59-B VIRTUE STUDIOS PHILA PA. STEREO 33 1/3 DISCO L. 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.
