Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Feelgood · 1975
Down By The Jetty was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, 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.
UAS 29727 A-1U AMRunout side A, variant 1
UAS 29727 B-1U RMRunout side B, variant 1
UAS 29727 A-1U MM 3Runout side A, variant 2
UAS 29727 B-1U AP 1Runout side B, variant 2
UAS 29727 A-1U GM 1Runout side A variant 1
UAS 29727 B-1U GG 1Runout side B variant 1
UAS 29727 A-1U MP 2Runout side A variant 2
UAS 29727 B-1U MM 2Runout side B variant 2
3 SMX 45951 2ASide A runout variant 1
5 SMX 45952 2ASide B runout variant 1
1 SMX 45951 2ASide A runout variant 2
2 SMX 45952 2ASide B runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | United Artists Records UAS 29727 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | United Artists Records L 35466 / United Artists Records UAS 29727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | United Artists Records UALP11994 / United Artists Records UALP-11994First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 29727First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29727 / United Artists Records UAS 29.727First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29727 / United Artists Records UAS 29.727First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 727 XOFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 727 XOFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Liberty LLS-80325First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Japan | Liberty LLS-80325First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | New Zealand | United Artists Records L 35466First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Spain | United Artists Records 88724 I / United Artists Records 88.724-IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Venezuela | United Artists Records UA-LA557-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UAS 29727First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29727LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | Spain | United Artists Records 10 C064-082676 / United Artists Records 10 C064-082.676LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Fame FA 3029 / Liberty FA 3029LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | UK | Edsel Records ED 160LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1985 | UK | Edsel Records ED 160LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | UK | Edsel Records ED 160LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1989 | France | Off The Track Records JD-OTT 370101LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1989 | UK | Grand Records GRAND 05LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Grand Records GRAND05LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2016 | UK | Grand Records GRAND05LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Parlophone 5021732578976LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2026 | Worldwide | Parlophone 502685473042LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | United Artists Records UAS 29727 / United Artists Records UAS 29.727LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | United Artists Records UAS 29727LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Grand Records GRAND 05LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
37 vinyl pressings of Down By The Jetty are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Argentina, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 29727, released January 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 29727, UAS 29727 A, L 35466, UALP11994) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS 29727 A-1U AM and UAS 29727 B-1U RM. 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.
