Vinyl pressings
by Ian Dury And The Blockheads · 1980
Sueperman's Big Sister was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 9 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.
BUY 100. A2 A mixed by IAN HORNE and PHIL CHAPMANSide A runout etched, variant 1
BUY 100. B2 A mixed by IAN HORNE and PHIL CHAPMANSide B runout etched, variant 1
BUY.100. A2 mixed by IAN HORNE and PHIL CHAPMAN ASide A runout, etched, variant 2
BUY-100-B1 mixed by IAN HORNE and PHIL CHAPMAN ASide B runout, etched, variant 2
BUY-100. A-1 mixed by IAN HORNE and PHIL CHAPMAN ΛSide A runout, etched
BUY.100. B-2 mixed by IAN HORNE and PHIL CHAPMAN ΛSide A runout, etched
BUY.100. B-2 mixed by IAN HORNE and PHIL CHAPMAN ΛSide A runout, etched
BUY-100. A-1 mixed by IAN HORNE and PHIL CHAPMAN ΛSide B runout, etched
JKAS 33442 1S SM - 1 A 5Runout area side A
JKAS 33443 1S SM - 1 A IRunout area side B
JKAS 33442Label side A
JKAS 33443Label side B
SMX-57219A side runout
SMX-57220B side runout
MX-57219A side label
MX-57220B side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Stiff Records K-8122 / Stiff Records BUY-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Belgium | Stiff Records 640.208 / Barclay 640.208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Stiff Records 101420 / Vogue 101420First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Stiff Records 640 208 / Stiff Records BA-107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.12 950 / Stiff Records 6.12950 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.12950 AC / Stiff Records 6.12 950First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.12 950 / Stiff Records 6.12950 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Stiff Records BUY 100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Portugal | Stiff Records BUY 100 NPFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Portugal | Stiff Records BUY100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Spain | Stiff Records MO 2014First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Spain | Stiff Records MO 2014First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BUYIT 100First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BUY DJ 100First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of Sueperman's Big Sister are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Italy, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Stiff Records BUY 100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUY 100, BUYIT 100, BUY DJ 100, STIF 118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUY 100. A2 A mixed by IAN HORNE and PHIL CHAPMAN and BUY 100. B2 A mixed by IAN HORNE and PHIL CHAPMAN. 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.
