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Vinyl pressings

This Year's Model

by Elvis Costello · 1978

102 pressings25 countriesNew WaveRock

This Year's Model 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.

How to spot a first pressing of This Year's Model

61 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 22 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

March 17, 1978
Label and catalog number
Radar Records RAD 3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · WEA Pressing
Runout / matrix

SPECIAL PRESSING NO. 003 RING, MOIRA ON 434 3232 FOR YOUR SPECIAL PRIZE Ƨ-18 RAD 3 A1Side A, variant 1

A PORKY PRIME CUT S-11 RAD 3-B-1Side B, variant 1

SPECIAL PRESSING NO. 003 RING, MOIRA ON 434 3232 FOR YOUR SPECIAL PRIZE RAD-3.A-3Side A, variant 2

A PORKY PRIME CUT RAD-3.B-3Side B, variant 2

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UK

March 17, 1978
Label and catalog number
Radar Records RAD 3
Format
LP, Album · 'EG' Plated WEA Pressing
Runout / matrix

S-5 RAD3 - A3 E.G. A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout etching variant 1

S-46 RAD 3-B-1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout etching variant 1

S-8 RAD3 - A3 E.G. A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout etching variant 2

S-38 RAD 3-B-1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout etching variant 2

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UK

March 17, 1978
Label and catalog number
Radar Records RAD 3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · 'EG' Plated WEA Pressing
Runout / matrix

SPECIAL PRESSING NO. 003 RING MOIRA ON 434 3232 FOR YOUR SPECIAL PRIZE S-27 RAD 3 A₁ ·· EGRunout side A, variant 1, Etched

A PORKY PRIMECUT S-45 RAD 3-B-1 ·· EGRunout side B, variant 1, Etched

RAD 3 A1 .. EG SPECIAL PRESSING NO. 003 RING MOIRA ON 434 3232 FOR YOUR SPECIAL PRIZE 2-35Runout side A, variant 2

RAD 3-B-1 .. EG A PORKY PRIMECUT S-30Runout side B, variant 2

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UK

March 17, 1978
Label and catalog number
Radar Records RAD 3
Format
LP, Album · CBS Aston Clinton Pressing
Runout / matrix

RAD 3 A-3 SPECIAL PRESSING NO - 003 RING 434 32 32 ASK FOR MOIRA FOR YOUR PRIZE ARunout variant 1, side A, etched, 'A' stamped

RAD-3 B-3 A PORKY PRIME CUT B ARunout variant 1, side B, etched, 'B' and 'A' stamped

RAD 3 A-3 SPECIAL PRESSING NO - 003 RING 434 32 32 ASK FOR MOIRA FOR YOUR PRIZE BRunout variant 2, side A, etched, 'B' stamped

RAD-3 B-3 A PORKY PRIME CUT B ARunout variant 2, side B, etched, 'B' and 'A' stamped

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UK

March 17, 1978
Label and catalog number
Radar Records RAD 3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · CBS Aston Clinton Pressing
Runout / matrix

SPECIAL PRESSING NO. 003 RING 434 32 32 ASK FOR MOIRA FOR YOUR PRIZE RAD.3.A-3 DRunout, Side A, Etched

∴A PORKY PRIMECUT 2 4 RAD.3. B-3Runout, Side B, Etched

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UK

March 17, 1978
Label and catalog number
Radar Records RAD 3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · 'EG' Plated WEA Pressing
Runout / matrix

RAD 3 A1 .. EG SPECIAL PRESSING NO. 003 RING MOIRA ON 434 3232 FOR YOUR SPECIAL PRIZE 2-35Side A runout, etched

SPECIAL PRESSING NO. 003 RING MOIRA ON 434 3232 FOR YOUR SPECIAL PRIZE S-27 RAD 3 A₁ ·· EG A PORKY PRIMECUT S-45 RAD 3-B-1 ·· EGSide B runout, etched

Full details of this pressing

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

All 102 vinyl pressings

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

1970s66 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978ArgentinaWarner Bros. Records 50-14.386First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978AustraliaRadar Records RAD 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978AustraliaRadar Records RAD 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978BelgiumRadar Records 56477First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978BelgiumRadar Records 56477First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
1978BelgiumRadar Records WB 56477First yearLP, Album, 7", 45 RPMLP, Album, 7", 45 RPM
1978BelgiumRadar Records RAD 56477First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978BrazilWarner Bros. Records 36.083First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978FinlandArletty ATTY-L 002First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978FranceRadar Records 56 477First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978FranceRiviera Global Record Productions Ltd. 56 477LP, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1978GreeceWarner Bros. Records 0757 / Warner Bros. Records WB 0757First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1978ItalyRadar Records K 56477First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978JapanRadar Records P-10538FFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1978JapanRadar Records P-10538FFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
All 66 pressings from the 1970s
1980s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980NetherlandsF-Beat FB 56 477LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980UKF-Beat XXLP4LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980UKF-Beat XXLP4LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981GermanyF-Beat FB 56 477 / F-Beat RAD 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984CanadaColumbia PC 35331LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984UKImp Records FIEND 18LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984UKImp Records FIEND 18 / Demon Records FIEND 18LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984USColumbia PC 35331LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984USColumbia PC 35331 / Columbia 35331LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1987Australia & New ZealandLiberation Records LIB5101LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1991USColumbia PC 35331 / Columbia 35331LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010USMobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-330 / Universal Music Special Markets B0012750-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, NumberedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered
2015UnknownUMe 0602547331199LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2019UnknownUMe 602547331199 / Universal Music Group International 602547331199LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2020s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021EuropeUMe 00602438261482LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2021USUMe B0033942-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2021EuropeUMe 00602438261482LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2021USUMe B0033942-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaColumbia PC 35331 / Columbia 35331LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaColumbia PC 35331 / Columbia WPC 35331LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?ColombiaWarner Bros. Records 23(1031)00086LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceF-Beat FB 56 477 / Radar Records RAD 56 477LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceRadar Records 56 477LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceRadar Records 56 477LP, Album, Misprint, StereoLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo
?GreeceWarner Bros. Records 56477LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
?GreeceWarner Bros. Records 56477LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKF-Beat XXLP4LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USColumbia JC 35331 / Columbia 35331LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia JC 35331 / Columbia 35331LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USColumbia PC 35331LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?USColumbia JC 35331 / Columbia 35331LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USColumbia PC 35331LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USColumbia PC 35331LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 18 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1No Action1:57
  2. A2This Year's Girl3:16
  3. A3The Beat3:42
  4. A4Pump It Up3:12
  5. A5Little Triggers2:38
  6. A6You Belong To Me2:19
  7. B1Hand In Hand2:30
  8. B2(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea3:06
  9. B3Lip Service2:34
  10. B4Living In Paradise3:51
  11. B5Lipstick Vogue3:29
  12. B6Night Rally2:40
  13. CStranger In The House
  14. DNeat, Neat, Neat

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of This Year's Model are there?

102 vinyl pressings of This Year's Model are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1978 and 2021.

When was This Year's Model first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Germany, Israel and more. One of them is Radar Records RAD 3, released March 17, 1978.

How do I tell if my copy of This Year's Model is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAD 3, JC 35331, RAD 56 477, BAN 56477) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPECIAL PRESSING NO. 003 RING, MOIRA ON 434 3232 FOR YOUR SPECIAL PRIZE Ƨ-18 RAD 3 A1 and A PORKY PRIME CUT S-11 RAD 3-B-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is This Year's Model 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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