Vinyl pressings
by Gerry Rafferty · 1978
Baker Street 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.
50 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 20 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.
UP 36346 A-2U MD 1 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout, A-side stamped/etched, variant 1
UP 36346 B-2U GO 1 PORKY HUGHYRunout, B-side stamped/etched, variant 1
UP 36346 A-2U A PORKY PRIME CUT H̶N̶ HR 1Runout, A-side stamped/etched, variant 2
UP 36346 B-2U PORKY HUGHY PM 2Runout, B-side stamped/etched, variant 2
UP 36346 A-2U A PORKY PRIME CUTRun-out matrix A-side stamped/etched
UP 36346 B-2U PORKY HUGHYRun-out matrix B-side stamped/etched
UP 36346 A-3URunout Side A Stamped
UP 36346 B-2U PORKY HUGHYRunout Side B Stamped
UP 36346ALabel Side A
UP 36346BLabel Side B
UP 36346 A-2U A PORKY PRIME CUTRun-out, A-side stamped/etched, variant 1
UP 36346 B-2U PORKY HUGHYRun-out, B-side stamped/etched, variant 1
UP 36346 A-2U A PORKY PRIME CUT H̶N̶ HR 1Run-out, A-side stamped/etched, variant 2
UP 36346 B-2U PORKY HUGHY PM 2Run-out, B-side stamped/etched, variant 2
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 | Argentina | United Artists Records 1602First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia | United Artists Records K 7083 / United Artists Records UP-36346First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Austria | United Artists Records 36 346 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006-60574 / United Artists Records 4C006-60574First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006-60574 / United Artists Records 4C006-60574First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006-60 574 / United Artists Records 4 C 006-60574First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006-60 574 / United Artists Records 4C006-60574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006-60574 / United Artists Records 4C006-60574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006-60574 / United Artists Records 4C006-60574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006-60574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 006-60574 / United Artists Records 4C006-60574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Brazil | United Artists Records UACS-1783First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | France | United Artists Records UP 36346 / United Artists Records UP 36.346First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | United Artists Records UP 36346 / United Artists Records UP 36.346First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | United Artists Records UP 36346 / United Artists Records UP 36.346First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM, Stereo | Single, 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Liberty 2C 008-60574 / Liberty 2C 008-60.5747", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | France & Benelux | Liberty 2C 008-60574 / Liberty 2C 008-60.5747", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | EMI 12EM 13212", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | EMI EM 1327", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | EMI EM 1327", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Unknown | United Artists Records SP-17112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Unknown | United Artists Records SP-17112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | United Artists Records SP-17112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Liberty 1C 006-60 5747", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Liberty 1C 006 2 03023 7 / Liberty 1C 006-2 03023 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Rhodesia | United Artists Records UASP 3637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Liberty UP 363467", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Liberty UP 363467", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Liberty UP 363467", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | United Artists Records UP 363467", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Liberty UP 363467", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | US | Liberty UA-X1192-Y7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| ? | US | Liberty 11927", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
72 vinyl pressings of Baker Street are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1978 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is United Artists Records UP 36346, released February 3, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UP 36346, 36 346 AT, UA-X1192-Y, SP-171) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UP 36346 A-2U MD 1 A PORKY PRIME CUT and UP 36346 B-2U GO 1 PORKY HUGHY. 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.
