Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Feelgood · 1978
Private Practice 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.
15 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 10 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 30184 A-1U A G 2 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 1
UAG 30184 B-2U A G 1Runout side B, variant 1
UAG 30184 A-1U P A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 2
UAG 30184 B-2U A 1Runout side B, variant 2
UAG 30184 A-1U O A PORKY PRIME CUT 1Runout side A
UAG 30184 B-2U D G 1Runout side B
UAG 30184ALabel side A
UAG 30184BLabel side B
SMX 53461 .2ASide A, Etched
SMX 53462 .2ASide B, Etched
S062 61235 A Y.D.
S062 61235 B Y.D.
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 | Australia | United Artists Records L36688First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | United Artists Records SPC 61 735 / United Artists Records SPC 61.735First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | France | United Artists Records 2S 062 61735 / United Artists Records S062.61735First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | United Artists Records Ltd. 2C 062 61735 / Liberty 2C 062 61735First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | United Artists Records 30 184 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | United Artists Records UAG 30184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | United Artists Records GP-637First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | United Artists Records GP 637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Ariola 26 477 XOT / Ariola 26477 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | United Artists Records UAG 30184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAS 7231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | United Artists Records 26 065 IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UAG 30184First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UAG 30184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UAG 30184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL 4013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Grand Records GRAND 01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Private Practice are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAG 30184, released October 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAG 30184, L36688, SPC 61 735, 2S 062 61735) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAG 30184 A-1U A G 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT and UAG 30184 B-2U A G 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.
