Vinyl pressings
by Live Wire · 1979
Pick It Up 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.
12 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
CBS-SM SP-4793-A-A&M -1- TML-M + SLM + △104Etched Side A, except TML-M stamped
CBS-SM SP-4793-B-A&M -②- TML-M + SLM + △104-XEtched Side B, except TML-M stamped
CBS-P P SP-4793-A-A&M -2- TML-M-S + SLM + △104Etched Side A, except P and TML-M stamped
CBS-P SP-4793-B-A&M -1- TML-M + SLM + △104-XEtched Side B, except P and TML-M stamped
(SP-4793-A)Label Side A
(SP-4793-B)Label Side B
SP-4793-A-A&M -1- TML-M + SLM + △104 CBS-PXTSide A
SP-4793-B-A&M -̶1̶- TML-M ̶1̶ + + SLM + T4X △104-X CBS-THSide B
SP-4793-ALabel side A
SP-4793-BLabel side B
AMLH 64793 A1 SP-4793-A- A+M-INT. -2-∴ TML-M + SLM + △108 ENGLAND C1Runout side A
AMLH 64793 B1 SP-4793 -B- A+M -INT. -3- B TML-M - S + SLM + △108-x ENGLAND T•Runout side B
SMX55355 C2BSide A
SMX55356 C2ASide B
SP 4793 A PARA TLC ARunout Side A, etched
SP 4793-B· TLC ARunout Side B, etched
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 | A&M Records L 37104 / A&M Records AMLH 64763First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4793 / A&M Records SP 4793First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64793First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | A&M Records AMLH 64793First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6072First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 37104 / A&M Records AMLH 64763First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLH 64793 / A&M Records SP-4793First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64793First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4793 / A&M Records SP 4793First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4793 / A&M Records SP 4793First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4793 / A&M Records SP 4793First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLH64793LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Portugal | A&M Records 1PSP 4793 / A&M Records 1PSP - 4793LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64793LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Pick It Up are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4793.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4793, AMLH 64793, L 37104, AMP-6072) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS-SM SP-4793-A-A&M -1- TML-M + SLM + △104 and CBS-SM SP-4793-B-A&M -②- TML-M + SLM + △104-X. 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.
