Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Feelgood · 1977
Be Seeing You was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 14 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.
UAS 30123 A-1U P CHARMING PARTY 1 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A variant 1
UAS 30123 B-1U P YOU WON'T GET IT (WHO IS NUMBER ONE) 1Runout side B variant 1
UAS 30123 A-1U G G 1 CHARMING PARTY A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A variant 2
UAS 30123 B-1U G G 1 YOU WON'T GET IT (WHO IS NUMBER ONE)Runout side B variant 2
SMX 51447 2ASide 1
SMX 51448 2ASide 2
30123 A-1 /77S Made in GermanyRunout A stamped
30123 B-1 /77S Made in GermanyRunout B stamped
S 30 123 ALabel A
S 30 123 BLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | United Artists Records UAS 6697First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Australia | United Artists Records UA 51448First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | United Artists Records L 36365 / United Artists Records UAS 30123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | United Artists Records UALP 12197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | United Artists Records UASF 30123 / United Artists Records UASF 30.123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | United Artists Records 30 123 XOT / United Artists Records UAS 30 123 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | United Artists Records UAS 30123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | United Artists Records UAL 24073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | United Artists Records GP-557First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | United Artists Records GP-557First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Ariola 25520 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | United Artists Records L 36365First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAS 7210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | United Artists Records 25.137-IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Yugoslavia | United Artists Records UAS 30123 / RTV Ljubljana LL 0417First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Edsel Records ED 238LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Edsel Records ED 238LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Grand Records Grand 14LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Be Seeing You are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1977 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Australia, Brazil, France and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 30123, released September 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 30123, UA 51448, L 36365, UALP 12197) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS 30123 A-1U P CHARMING PARTY 1 A PORKY PRIME CUT and UAS 30123 B-1U P YOU WON'T GET IT (WHO IS NUMBER ONE) 1. 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.
