Vinyl pressings
by Generation X · 1978
Ready Steady Go 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.
12 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
1 CHS 2207 A//1 M 1 11 4 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 1
1 CHS 2207 B//1 M 1 5 WHY WHY WHYRunout side B, variant 1
1 CHS 2207 A//1 M 1 11 2 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 2
1 CHS 2207 B//1 M 1 8 WHY WHY WHYRunout side B, variant 2
CHS 2207 ASide A label
CHS 2207 BSide B label
1 CHS 2207 A//1 M 1 11 8 A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout, variant 1
1 CHS 2207 B//1 M 16 1 WHY WHY WHYB-side runout, variant 1
CHS 2207 A/1 11 21 A PORKY PRIME CUTA-side runout, variant 2
CHS 2207 B/1 M 1 22 WHY WHY WHYB-side runout, variant 2
CHS 2207 A//1 M A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout, side A (variant 1)
CHS 2207 B//1 M WHY WHY WHYRunout, side B (variant 1)
1 CHS 2207 A//1 M 1 11 14 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout, side A (variant 2)
1 CHS 2207 B//1 M 1 10 WHY WHY WHYRunout, side B (variant 2)
CHS 2207 A//1 M 1 A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout
CHS 2207 B//1 M WHY WHY WHYSide B runout
CHS 2207 ASide A label
CHS 2207 BSide B label
1 CHS 2207 A//1 M 1 11 13 A PORKY PRIME CUT
1 CHS 2207 B//1 M 1 32 WHY WHY WHY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Chrysalis K7138 / Chrysalis CHS-2207First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Germany | Chrysalis 6155 211First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHS 2207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Japan | Chrysalis WRR-20432First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K 7138 / Chrysalis CHS 2207First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2207First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2207First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Japan | Chrysalis WWR-20432First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Ready Steady Go are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Australia, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHS 2207, released February 7, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS 2207, K7138, 6155 211, WRR-20432) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 CHS 2207 A//1 M 1 11 4 A PORKY PRIME CUT and 1 CHS 2207 B//1 M 1 5 WHY WHY WHY. 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.
