Vinyl pressings
by Ian Dury And The Blockheads · 1979
Do It Yourself was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
68 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 17 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.
SEEZ 14 A2T TRIDENT SASide A runout, variant 1
SEEZ 14 B2T STEVESide B runout, variant 1
SEEZ 14 A2T 2 TRIDENT SA S-42Side A runout, variant 2
SEEZ 14 B-3-UT 1 STEVE S-28Side B runout, variant 2
TRIDENT SA S-37 SEEZ 14 A2TRunout side A, variant 1
STEVE S-5 SEEZ 14 B.3 UTRunout side B, variant 1
TRIDENT S.A. SEE Z-1-4- A3-UT 9 CRunout side A, variant 2(has scratched out 3 after the 4)
STEVE C SEEZ 14 B-3-UT 5Runout side B, variant 2
S-5 SEEZ-14- ̷3̷ -A3-uT 3 TRIDENT S.A.Runout side A, variant 1
S-20 SEEZ 14 B-3-uT 1 STEVERunout side B, variant 1
S-10 SEEZ 14 A2T N TRIDENT SARunout side A, variant 2
S-19 SEEZ 14 B-2-T STEVE NRunout side B, variant 2
S-4 SEEZ 14 A-2T 2 TRIDENT SARunout side A, variant 1
S-4 SEEZ 14 B-2-T STEVE 2Runout side B, variant 1
S-30 SEEZ 14 A-2T 2 TRIDENT SARunout side A, variant 2
S-18 SEEZ 14 B-2-T STEVE 2Runout side B, variant 2
SEEZ 14 A•2T 3 TRIDENT SA. 1.1Runout side A, variant 1
SEEZ 14 B-3-UT 4 STEVE DRunout side B, variant 1
SEEZ 14 A•2T 5 TRIDENT SA. CRunout side A, variant 2
SEEZ 14 B-2-T STEVE 1 A 10 BRunout side B, variant 2
SEE 14 A 19 A 2Runout side A
SEE 14 B 19 K 2Runout side B
SEEZ 14ALabel side A
SEEZ 14BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Stiff Records L 36918 / Stiff Records SEEZ 14First yearLP, Album, 7" | LP, Album, 7" |
| 1979 | Finland | Stiff Records SEEZ 14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 940 812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 531013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 940 812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Stiff Records 940 812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.23795 / Stiff Records 6.23795 AOFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Stiff Records SEEZ 14 / Stiff Records 6.23795 AOFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Stiff Records SEEZ 14 / Stiff Records 6.23795 AOFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Stiff Records 15 507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Stiff Records SEEZ 14First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Italy | Stiff Records SEEZ 14First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Stiff Records SEEZ 14First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Italy | Stiff Records SEEZ 14 / Stiff Records STIF 103First yearLP, Album, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Stiff Records SEEZ 14First yearLP, Promo, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Demon Records FIEND 133LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC02LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Edsel Records EDSL0035LP, Stereo, CD, Stereo, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC | LP, Stereo, CD, Stereo, DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK & Ireland | BMG BMGCAT5619LP / BMG 4050538828177LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Stiff Records 940 812LP, Mispress, Stereo | LP, Mispress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Stiff-Epic PE 36104LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
75 vinyl pressings of Do It Yourself are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1979 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Israel and more. One of them is Stiff Records SEEZ 14, released May 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SEEZ 14, JE 36104, L 36918, SEEZ 1072 / SEEZ 1073) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SEEZ 14 A2T TRIDENT SA and SEEZ 14 B2T STEVE. 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.
