Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Feelgood · 1979
As Long As The Price Is Right 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.
13 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
UP 36506 A-2U TM 3A-side - stamped
BILBOA-side - etched
UP 36506 B-1U LA 3B-side - stamped
A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side - etched
UP 36506 A-2U RM 3A-Side - Stamped (Version 1)
BILBOA-Side - Etched (Version 1)
UP 36506 B-3U PG 1B-Side - Stamped (Version 1)
A PORKY PRIME CUTB-Side - Etched (Version 1)
UP 36506 A-2U OG 1Var.1 - A-Side - Stamped
UP 36506 B-1U M 1Var.1 - B-Side - Stamped
UP 36506 A-2U OD 1Var.2 - A-Side - Stamped
UP 36506 B-3U AR 1Var.2 - B-Side - Stamped
UP 36506 A - 3U BILBOA-side runout, variant 1
UP 36506 B - 3U A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout, variant 1
UP 36506 A - 2U MH 2 BILBOA-side runout, variant 2
UP 36506 B - 3U HD 2 A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout, variant 2
UP 36506 A - 3U BILBOStamped/etched runout, side A. Variant 1
UP 36506 B - 2u A PORKY PRIME C5Stamped/etched runout, side B. Variant 1
UP 36506 A-2U UP 1Stamped runout, side A. Variant 2
BILBOEtched runout, side A. Variant 2
UP 36506 A - 3U BILBOA-side runout
UP 36506 B - 2U A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout
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 | Australia | United Artists Records K7498First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 006-82 634 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-82 634First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Ireland | United Artists Records UP 36506First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | United Artists Records K 7498First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Spain | United Artists Records 10 C 006-082634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records YUP 36506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records ZUP 36506First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36506First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36506First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36506First year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1979 | UK | United Artists Records XUP 36506First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of As Long As The Price Is Right are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is United Artists Records XUP 36506, released April 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XUP 36506, YUP 36506, ZUP 36506, UP 36506) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UP 36506 A-2U TM 3 and BILBO. 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.
