Vinyl pressings
by Exit 9 · 1975
Straight Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year. 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.
BRC7-108-1-1-1 MASTERDISK JS PRCSide A runout
BRC7-109-1-1-1 MASTERDISK JS PRCSide B runout
BRC 7-108Side A label
BRC 7-109Side B label
P B RC7-108-1A DSide A runout
P B RC7-109-1A ASide B runout
BRC 7-108 - 1 - 1 - 1 JS PRCSide 1 Etched
BRC 7-109 - 1 - 1 - 1 JS PRCSide 2 Etched
MASTERDISKStamped both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | BRC BRC 7-7006 / BRC BRC 77006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | BRC BRC 7-7006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | BRC BRC 7-7006First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | BRC BRC 7-7006First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Italy | Brunswick BL 754103LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Zafiro ZLB-2021LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | Zafiro ZLB-2021LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | Zafiro ZLB-2021LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Switzerland | Finemusic Recordings LP 6002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UK | Soul Brother Records LP SBCS 17LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2004 | US | BRC BRC 7-7006 / BRC BRC 77006LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Switzerland | Fine Music Records LP 6002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Straight Up are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US. One of them is BRC BRC 7-7006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRC 7-7006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BRC7-108-1-1-1 MASTERDISK JS PRC and BRC7-109-1-1-1 MASTERDISK JS PRC. 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.
