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This Year's Model by Elvis Costello, album cover

First-year pressing

This Year's Model 1978 UK Pressing (RAD 3)

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello

Artist
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Title
This Year's Model
Label
  • Radar Records RAD 3
Country
UK
Released
March 17, 1978
Format
LP, Album
Format notes
'EG' Plated WEA Pressing

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • 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
  • S-1 RAD3-A4 E.G. A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout etching variant 3
  • S-4 RAD-3-B2 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout etching variant 3
  • S-8 RAD3-A3 EG 1 A PORKY PRIME CUT 1A-side runout etched/stamped variant 4
  • S-38 RAD3-B1 1 EGB-side runout etched/stamped variant 4
  • S-26 RAD3-A3 E.G A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout etching variant 5
  • S-60 RAD 3 B-1 E.G A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout etching variant 5
  • RAD 3 A5 A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout - variant 6
  • RAD 3 B3 A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout - variant 6
  • S-30 RAD3 - A3 E.G. A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout etching variant 7
  • S-63 RAD 3-B-1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout etching variant 7
  • S-23 RAD3-A3 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout etched variant 8
  • S-57 RAD3-B-1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUTB-side runout etched variant 8

Other UK pressings of This Year's Model

All 102 pressings of This Year's Model