Vinyl pressings
by Gerry Rafferty · 1978
City To City 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.
80 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 28 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.
UAS 30104 A - 5U BILBO! CJRunout, A-side, stamped/etched
UAS 30104 B - 5U A PORKY PRIME CUT CJRunout, B-side, stamped/etched
UAS 30104ALabel, A-side
UAS 30104BLabel, B-side
UAS 30104 A - 4U LAR 3Runout, A-side, stamped, variant 1
UAS 30104 B - 5U TMR 1 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout, B-side stamped/etched, variant 1
UAS 30104 A - 4U GTL 3Runout, A-side, stamped, variant 2
UAS 30104 B - 5U RDR 1 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout, B-side stamped/etched, variant 1
UAS 30104 A-3U R A G 4 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 1
UAS 30104 B-3U T L G 5 THIS ONE EH: HUGHRunout side B, variant 1
UAS 30104 A-3U D T 4 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 2
UAS 30104 B-3U H P G 5 THIS ONE EH: HUGHRunout side B, variant 2
UAS 30104 A - 5U R A TRunout side A, variant 1
UAS 30104 B - 4U R P RRunout side B, variant 1
UAS 30104 A - 4U R G A 5Runout side A, variant 2
UAS 30104 B - 4U R A ORunout side B, variant 2
UAS 30104 A-4U GGD 2Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
UAS 30104 B-3U OA 1 THIS ONE EH: HUGHSide B runout, stamped & etched, variant 1
UAS 30104 A-4U E L G 1 8Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
UAS 30104 B-3U P E G 5 THIS ONE EH: HUGHSide B runout, stamped & etched, variant 2
UAS 30104 A - 5URunout, A-side, stamped
UAS 30104 B - 4U ADORunout, B-side, stamped
UAS 30104ALabel, A-side
UAS 30104BLabel, B-side
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 6861First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Argentina | United Artists Records 108059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | United Artists Records L 36520 / United Artists Records L-36-520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Australia | United Artists Records L 36520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | United Artists Records L 36520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Austria | United Artists Records UAS 30 104 XOT / United Artists Records 30 104 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C058-60395 / United Artists Records 4C 058 - 60395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 058-60395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C058-60395 / United Artists Records 4C 058 - 60395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 0058 - 60395 / United Artists Records 4C 058 - 60395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C058-60395 / United Artists Records 4C 058 - 60395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | United Artists Records UALP 12 223 / United Artists Records UALP 12223First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA840-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA840-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA840-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | United Artists Records 3C 064-60395LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Italy | Liberty 54 1603951LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | United Artists Records UAC 5002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Liberty UAC 5002 / United Artists Records UAC 5002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-058LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1981 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-058 / United Artists Records MFSL 1-058LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 1983 | France | Liberty 1301041 / United Artists Records 1301041LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Liberty 056 1603951LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | Liberty 056 1603951LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Fame FA 41 3119 1 / Fame FA 4131191LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Australia | Liberty MID.166019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | Fame FA 41 3119 1 / Fame FA 4131191LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Italy | Liberty 54 1603951LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK & Europe | Simply Vinyl SVLP 222LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2000 | UK & Europe | Simply Vinyl SVLP 222LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 8400LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 2014 | Europe | Parlophone 825646321933LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Parlophone 0190296282126LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Parlophone 0190296282126LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Liberty LN 10230LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Liberty LN-10230LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Liberty 1A 038-1575151 / Fame 1A 038-1575151LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Liberty 1A 038 1575151 / Fame 1A 038 1575151LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Liberty 1A 038 1575151 / Liberty 038 1575151LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Liberty 1A 038 1575151 / Fame 1A 038 1575151LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Liberty 1A 038-1575151 / Fame 1A 038-1575151LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Liberty 1C 064-60 395LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Liberty 062-1575151LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Ireland | Liberty UAG 30104 / Liberty UAS 30104LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | United Artists Records UAL 24062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Liberty 1A 062-60395LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | United Artists Records L 36520LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL 4009LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Singapore | United Artists Records UAS 30104LP, Album | LP, Album |
137 vinyl pressings of City To City are listed here, from 35 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 30104.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 30104, UA-LA840-G, 108059, L 36520) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS 30104 A - 5U BILBO! CJ and UAS 30104 B - 5U A PORKY PRIME CUT CJ. 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.
