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My Aim Is True

by Elvis Costello · 1977

109 pressings23 countriesNew WavePower PopRock & RollRock

My Aim Is True 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.

How to spot a first pressing of My Aim Is True

45 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 15 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.

UK

July 22, 1977
Label and catalog number
Stiff Records SEEZ 3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Bright Pink Back
Runout / matrix

I-75 SEEZ 2-3-A2 EGSide A runout, variant 1

I-63 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUTSide B runout, variant 1

I-49 SEEZ 3 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUT ELVIS IS KINGSide A runout, variant 2

I-43 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUT TOOSide B runout, variant 2

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UK

July 22, 1977
Label and catalog number
Stiff Records SEEZ 3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Yellow Back, Laminated
Runout / matrix

IT/P-1 SEEZ 3 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUT ELVIS IS KINGRunout side A, variant 1

I-14 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUT TOORunout side B, variant 1

I-4 SEEZ 3 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUT ELVIS IS KINGRunout side A, variant 2

I-10 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUT TOORunout side B, variant 2

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UK

July 22, 1977
Label and catalog number
Stiff Records SEEZ 3
Format
LP, Album · Orange Back
Runout / matrix

m/nrm I-70 SEEZ 2-3-A2 ·· EGRunout side A, variant 1

I-70 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUT TOO 2Runout side B, variant 1

m/nrm I-65 SEEZ 2-3-A2 ·· EGRunout side A, variant 2

I-47 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUT TOORunout side B, variant 2

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UK

July 22, 1977
Label and catalog number
Stiff Records SEEZ 3
Format
LP, Album · Blue Back
Runout / matrix

I-43 SEEZ 3 A1 EG A Porky Prime Cut ELVIS IS KINGSide A, etched (var.1)

I-23 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A Porky Prime Cut TooSide B, etched (var.1)

m/nrm I-80 SEEZ 2-3-A2 EGSide A, etched (var.2)

I-79 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUT TOOSide B, etched (var.2)

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UK

July 22, 1977
Label and catalog number
Stiff Records SEEZ 3
Format
LP, Album · Сrimson Back
Runout / matrix

I-55 SEEZ 3 A1 EG ELVIS IS KING A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A, variant 1

I-26 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUT TOOSide B, variant 1

I-31 SEEZ 3 A1 EG ELVIS IS KING A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A, variant 2

I-26 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUT TOOSide B, variant 2

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UK

July 22, 1977
Label and catalog number
Stiff Records SEEZ 3
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Yellow Back
Runout / matrix

I-1 SEEZ 3 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUT ELVIS IS KINGSide A runout, etched, variant 1

I-1 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUT TOOSide B runout, etched, variant 1

I-16 SEEZ 3 A1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUT ELVIS IS KINGSide A runout, etched, variant 2

I-15 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUT TOOSide B runout, etched, variant 2

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 109 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s74 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1977AustraliaStiff Records SEEZ.3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1977BelgiumStiff Records Cou-B/Seez 03 / Stiff Records COU/B/SEEZ 3First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
1977CanadaColumbia JC 35037First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1977FinlandStiff Records SEEZ 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1977FranceStiff Records 940 560First yearLP, Album, 7", SingleLP, Album, 7", Single
1977FranceStiff Records 940 570First yearLP, Album, MisprintLP, Album, Misprint
1977FranceStiff Records 940 570First yearLP, Album, MisprintLP, Album, Misprint
1977GermanyStiff Records 6.23318 / Stiff Records SEEZ 3First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
1977GermanyStiff Records 6.23318 AO / Stiff Records SEEZ 3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1977GermanyStiff Records 6.23318 AO / Stiff Records SEEZ 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1977GermanyStiff Records 6.23318 / Stiff Records SEEZ 3First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
1977GermanyStiff Records 6.23318 / Stiff Records SEEZ 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1977GermanyStiff Records 6.23318 AO / Stiff Records SEEZ 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1977IsraelStiff Records SEEZ 1056First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1977NetherlandsStiff Records SRL 910.010 / Stiff Records SEEZ 3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 74 pressings from the 1970s
1980s17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980YugoslaviaZKP RTVL LL 0627 / RTV Ljubljana LL 0627LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1981MexicoStiff Records EDI-60632 / Musart EDI-60632LP, AlbumLP, Album
1981USColumbia JC 35037LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981USColumbia JC 35037LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982New ZealandStiff Records SEEZ 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982SpainStiff Records VLP-27 / Victoria C-30.348LP, AlbumLP, Album
1982SpainStiff Records VLP27 / Stiff Records VLP-27LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982SpainStiff Records VLP-27 / Victoria C-30.348LP, AlbumLP, Album
1982SpainStiff Records VLP27 / Stiff Records VLP-27LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982SpainStiff Records VLP27 / Stiff Records VLP-27LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo
1983FranceStiff Records 205 364LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984ItalyStiff Records STLP 1006 / Stiff Records STLP/1006LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984USColumbia PC 35037LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1986UKDemon Records IMP FIEND 13LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1986UKImp Records FIEND 13LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 17 pressings from the 1980s
2000s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2001USRhino Records R1 74285LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2001USRhino Records R1 74285LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2009USMobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-329 / Universal Music Special Markets B0012751-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, NumberedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered
2009USMobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-329LP, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered · Promo, LimitedLP, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered · Promo, Limited
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2015EuropeUMe 0602547331144 / Universal Music Group International 0602547331144LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015USUMe 602547331144LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015USUMe 602547331144LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaStiff Records L 36872 / Stiff Records SEEZ-3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?AustraliaStiff Records L-36,872 / Stiff Records SEEZ-3LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceStiff Records 526001 / Vogue 526001LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceStiff Records 526001LP, Album, Reissue, White LabelLP, Album, Reissue, White Label
?NetherlandsStiff Records SRL 910.010 / Stiff Records SEEZ 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?NetherlandsStiff Records SRL 910.010 / Stiff Records SEEZ 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?New ZealandStiff Records SEEZ 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?New ZealandStiff Records L 36872 / Stiff Records SEEZ 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USColumbia JC 35037LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USColumbia JC 35037 / Columbia 35037LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?USColumbia JC 35037LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Welcome To The Working Week1:20
  2. A2Miracle Man2:40
  3. A3No Dancing2:30
  4. A4Blame It On Cain2:00
  5. A5Alison2:00
  6. A6Sneaky Feelings2:30
  7. B1(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes2:30
  8. B2Less Than Zero1:30
  9. B3Mystery Dance2:00
  10. B4Pay It Back2:00
  11. B5I'm Not Angry2:30
  12. B6Waiting For The End Of The World3:40

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of My Aim Is True are there?

109 vinyl pressings of My Aim Is True are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1977 and 2015.

When was My Aim Is True first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Hong Kong, Scandinavia and more. One of them is Stiff Records SEEZ 3, released July 22, 1977.

How do I tell if my copy of My Aim Is True is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SEEZ 3, JC 35037, PC 35037, SEEZ.3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I-75 SEEZ 2-3-A2 EG and I-63 SEEZ 3 B1 EG ON THIS SIDE TOO A PORKY PRIME CUT. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is My Aim Is True on vinyl worth?

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.

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