Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Alimantado · 1978
Best Dressed Chicken In Town 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.
1 pressing came out in 1978, the album's first year. 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.
r/p S-2 GREL 1A-1W 2 E.G. KEVRunout side A, variant 1
S-17 GREL 1B-1W E.G.Runout side B, variant 1
S-1 GREL 1A-1W 2 E.G. KEVRunout side A, variant 2
S-3 GREL 1B-1W E.G.Runout 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 | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Greensleeves Records 940811LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Greensleeves Records 940811LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 1LP, Album, Compilation, Repress | LP, Album, Compilation, Repress |
| 1979 | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Isda Records 11-0063 / Edigsa 11-0063LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Africa | Umkhonto Records UMKH 412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Keyman Records KMLP 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2010 | UK | Keyman Records KMLP 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UK, Europe & US | Keyman Records KMLP 1 / Keyman Records KMLP1LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Keyman Records KMLP 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Keyman Records KMLP 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Keyman Records KMLP 1 / Keyman Records KMLP1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Greensleeves Records GREL 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Keyman Records KMLP 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Best Dressed Chicken In Town are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK. One of them is Greensleeves Records GREL 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GREL 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, r/p S-2 GREL 1A-1W 2 E.G. KEV and S-17 GREL 1B-1W E.G.. 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.
