Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Feelgood · 1980
A Case Of The Shakes was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 12 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.
UAG 30311 A-2U 1 G A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout A, variant 1
UAG 30311 B-1U 1 G SOUND CLINICRunout B, variant 1
UAG 30311 A-2U 3 A PORKY PRIME CUT 1Runout A, variant 2
UAG 30311 B-1U 5 SOUND CLINIC 1Runout B, variant 2
USE-12A-1B COLUMBIA NY A PRunout A, stamped except 'USE-12A-1B' etching
USE-12B-1B COLUMBIA NY B PRunout B, stamped except 'USE-12B-1B' etching
USE・12A・1A COLUMBIA NY ΛRunout A, variant 2
USE-12B-1B COLUMBIA NY SRunout B, variant 2
UAG 30311 A -3Side A runout stamped
UAG 30311 B -3Side B runout stamped
PDS 1 6327-ASide A Etching
PDS 1 6327-BSide B Etching
M6 333 736 2 82 986 A 21Face A, Etched
M6 333 737 2 82 986 B 21Face B, Etched
C 070 - 82.986 ASide A (Face A), printed on round circle
C 070 - 82.986 BSide B (Face B), printed on round circle
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | United Artists Records UAC.5079 / EMI Records Australia UAC.5079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Polydor PDS-1-6327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | United Artists Records 2 C 070 82 986First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 064-82986 / United Artists Records 1C 064-82 986First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | United Artists Records K28P-43First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | United Artists Records K28P-43First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 1A 062-82986 / Liberty/United 1A 062-82986First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL 4014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | United Artists Records 11C 076 82986First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | United Artists Records 7C 062-82986First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | United Artists Records 10 C 064-082986First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | United Artists RecordsLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | UK | United Artists Records UAG 30311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Stiff America USE 12First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Stiff America USE 12First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Grand Records GRAND 10LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Not On Label 82 986LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| ? | India | United Artists Records UAG 30311LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of A Case Of The Shakes are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1980 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAG 30311.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAG 30311, USE 12, UAC.5079, PDS-1-6327) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAG 30311 A-2U 1 G A PORKY PRIME CUT and UAG 30311 B-1U 1 G SOUND CLINIC. 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.
