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Watching The Detectives by Elvis Costello, album cover

First-year pressing

Watching The Detectives 1977 UK Pressing (BUY 20)

Watching The Detectives by Elvis Costello

Artist
Elvis Costello
Title
Watching The Detectives
Label
  • Stiff Records BUY 20
Country
UK
Released
November 4, 1977
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Format notes
Push-out Centre

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.

  • BUY 20 A-1U I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANSide A runout, variant 1
  • BUY 20 B-1U LITTLE TRIGGERS BUT BIG TEARSSide B runout, variant 1
  • BUY 20 A-1U 1 O I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANSide A runout, variant 2
  • BUY 20 B-1U 1 P LITTLE TRIGGERS BUT BIG TEARSSide B runout, variant 2
  • BUY 20 A-1U W 1- I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANSide A runout, variant 3
  • BUY 20 B-1U RO 2 LITTLE TRIGGERS BUT BIG TEARSSide B runout, variant 3
  • BUY 20 A-1U P 1 1 I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANSide A runout, variant 4
  • BUY 20 B-1U G 1 LITTLE TRIGGERS BUT BIG TEARSSide B runout, variant 4
All 26 pressings of Watching The Detectives